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Embassy in Tokyo, Japan asked the U.S. to take action against an antiwhaling activist group for harassing Japanese whalers, including taking away the group's tax-exempt status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2011

Delegates said that Japan and antiwhaling nations could not reach agreement on the size of the catch and that Tokyo had balked at agreeing to eventually phase out the hunt altogether.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2010

A 10-year compromise plan proposed by the United States and other antiwhaling nations would have allowed the three countries to resume commercial whaling, but at significantly lower levels and under tight monitoring.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2010

Several firms that could be affected by a boycott, including the parent company of Royal Viking and Norwegian Cruise lines, have issued antiwhaling protests.

From Time Magazine Archive

But at week's end the antiwhaling forces won two significant victories.

From Time Magazine Archive