The four major islands of Japan are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyusha, and Shikoku. The island of Honshu is referred to as the mainland because it is the largest. Edit
When and why was the IWC formed? The IWC, which stands for the International Whaling Commission, was formed on December 2nd, 1946 in order to âprovide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industryâ (http://iwc.int/history-and-purpose)
Created by John L. Lewis in 1935, it was originally called the Committee for Industrial Organization, but changed its name in 1938 when it broke away from the American Federation of Labor. The CIO supported Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal Coalition, and was open to African Americans.