I think this article helped out the Japanese whalers as well. After all, they been whaling since the dawn of times and yet they are being pressure to cease what has been their cultural activity.....by organization mostly run by white people (aka: with a missionary mentality). Of course, they do have European allies who also are into whaling as well. If native people of Alaska can go whaling, why not any other people who got a long whaling tradition.....far longer then let say.....New Englanders of first half of the 19th century for example.  I have to admit one thing, I had whale meat while in Japan and it taste pretty nasty. I don't see how any sane person can eat it but people who like it, love it. Of course, popularity of whale meat has declined considerably in Japan......that itself may slowly cease Japanese whaling activities, almighty yen talk louder and with far more authority then Greenpeace.