With many business trips to Asia, I have never meet any Japanese person who has told me that he has ever eaten whale, or had any desire to eat whale. To kill whales without purpose is appalling.
I was at a sushi restaurant just outside of the main fish market in Tokyo. Whale was on the menu. This was 10 years ago. I was surprised. Was told it was common but not advertised.
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The function is to provide employment to a very, very small number of whalers a couple of support vessels and a minimal number of people ashore. However, these people faithfully, regularly and loyally vote for the LDP, Japan's ruling party for nearly 68 of the 73 years since the end of WWII.