Japan plans unilateral restart to Antarctic whaling in 2015, says official

A resumption would defy the International Whaling Commission, which says Tokyo has not proven the mammals need to be killed for research Japan says it plans to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic later in 2015 even though the International Whaling Commission says Tokyo has not proven the mammals need to be killed for research. The IWC's scientific committee said in a report on Friday it was not able to determine whether lethal sampling was necessary for whale stock management and conservation. I...