Licensed hunters are allowed to shoot and kill bears in Japan - but since the meat is considered a delicacy here, it's not on the table at the average Tokyo restaurant. However, since the machine ...

“We are hoping to revitalize Shimonoseki with whaling, and it is our shared determination not to accept a contract price lower than those in the Tokyo ... Japan’s No. 1 city for whale meat.

Japan’s biggest whaling company, Kyodo Senpaku, caused a stir last year when it launched vending machines selling whale meat in Tokyo, and it has recruited foreign social media influencers to ...

Tokyo put that latter clause to full ... Critics say this was just a cover so Japan could hunt whales for food, as the meat from the whales killed for research usually did end up for sale.