an international moratorium on commercial whaling.

Also, whale blubber and meat were desired products from this oceanic mammal.

According to Japan’s Asahi newspaper, whale meat makes up only 0.1% of all meat sold in Japan.

Consumption of whale meat has been declining in Japan

But mainstream Japanese are not eating whale anymore.

Whale and seal meat is also traditionally consumed.

Only one per cent of Icelanders eat whale meat regularly

She carries about 1800 tons of whale meat from Iceland.

Junichi Sato, from Greenpeace Japan, said "95 per cent of Japanese people have never eaten whale meat or rarely eaten whale meat".

However, beer is very much loved by Japanese people.

Perhaps the most controversial food in Iceland is whale meat.

Iceland consumes little whale meat but supplies the Japanese market.

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Iceland consumes little whale meat but supplies the Japanese market.