English.news.cn 2011-02-01
PYONGYANG, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday accused Japan of illegally hunting whales, the official news agency KCNA reported.
According to the KCNA, Japanese boats have continued whaling in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans with nearly 1,000 whales caught every year allegedly for scientific research.
Japan's illegal hunting of whales has put the remaining species of whales in danger of extermination in the world, the report said.
Japan refused to stop catching whales just for commercial profits, which has brought enormous benefits to the country from the whale marketing, it added.
"It is natural that Japan is criticized by the international community for killing whales to rake in money," the report said.
