Best Answer: The official reason that Japan gives for whale hunting is scientific research. They say the only way to determine the whale's age is to kill it.t is likely this is the real reason for the whale hunting. In recent years activists have disrupted whale hunting in the arctic. AND The Japanese eat the whales. The meat is sold in Japanese markets and in a few Japanese restaurants.
Adj. 1. nonliteral - (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; figurative language. figurative.
1 Metallic-looks like shiney metal. 2  Non-metallic-all the other ways that a mineral can shine. 3  Glassy/vitreous-shines like a piece of broken glass (most common non-metallic). 4  Dull/earthy-no shine at all. 5  Resinous/waxy-looks like a piece of plastic or dried glue. Glassy/vitreous-shines like a piece of broken glass (most common non-metallic). 2  Dull/earthy-no shine at all. 3  Resinous/waxy-looks like a piece of plastic or dried glue. 4  Pearly-looks oily it may have a slight rainbow like an oil slick on water.