TOKYO, Japan: Meat from fin whales, caught legally for the first time in nearly 50 years, was auctioned in Japan on December 12, fetching prices as high as US$1,300 per kilogram.
The auctions, held in Sapporo and Shimonoseki, mark a significant moment as Japan expands its commercial whaling operations.
The auctions included 1.4 tons of fresh fin whale meat from whales caught off Hokkaido. In Shimonoseki,
