Why is Japan so obstinate about whale meat?

>obstinate

You pedantic piece of shit

Yes it is and that is not even true.

Oishii!!

Look, they may have hunted a few whales here and there but it was a very small number and always near Japan.

The kind of whaling you see now is not a part of their culture AT ALL. They go to Australian and American waters to hunt whale. How the fuck is that part of their culture?

>t. Tanaka

I agree. First thing I thought is "oh great, we have a college boy in here" reminder that intellectuals spread degeneracy where ever they go.

>...do you really think that's a 'smart' word...?

of course not dipshit

I think, rather I know, that people who use it though do so for the only purpose of trying to sound smart.

this is some kind of joke right? 'obstinate' is a part of everyday vocabulary.

>these r9k faggots are running wild

No, but your Mom is super into me?

kys

It's one of the most common Word in a lot of language you ignorant fuck

Why shouldn't they be? Whales are delicious.

I mean, someone should really teach them about sustainable hunting practices, but there's nothing wrong with eating whales otherwise.

No she isn't, just stop.

The bantz on Veeky Forums today are top quality.

Let us take a gander at this asinine annelid. A plebeian planarian simpleton, if you will. His life is so jejune that he must attack intellectualism. You know who else did that? The Khmer Rouge.

This anonymous poster is literally Pol Pot.

From what I know via claims from multiple peoples and my distant southern cousin, Mom meat is Mighty Cold, Salty, Extremely Hot, Tasty, Fatty, and also aged.

So if whale tastes like Mom meat, then I'd fully understand why the Japs are so obstinate about whale meat.

Have my babies?

Sheep are not going extinct, that's the issue here Japtrash

The truth is, the native Japanese are a sociopathic people...their very culture breeds sociopathic behavior

The great Patrice O'Neal once said if you want a good look at the mentality of a people, look at their porn. Japanese porn is all about emulating rape, child rape, and strange depraved torture like having carniverous lizards eat meat off girls faces and putting disgusting creatures in their orifices in order to simulate trauma and torture

Because FUCK YOU.
It's not like people are offering them equal cash in exchange for not whaling from what I've heard. People are literally saying STOP YOUR WHALING INDUSTRY BECAUSE WHALES!.
That doesn't get jap man paid.
Also fuck you I do what I want.

I want to try whale meat.

Why is Norway so obstinate about whale meat?

whales are one of the hugest accumulators of mercury to exist in the ocean

eating 5 pounds of whale meat a year is enough to impair neurological function

10 pounds is enough to cause nerve tremors, and 20 pounds is enough to become certified A grade retard

So, you're saying whalers are putting whales out of their misery caused by everyone that isn't a whaler, then?

It's about jobs and politics. Politicians often have to promise they will ensure wailing continues and hunting jobs will be protected so they can win votes and stay in power.

It's similar to why they still censor pornography. No politician will suggest they change current positions on these topics because it would be career suicide.

cos the sale of whale meat is strictly controlled by the Yakuza

its a huge earner for them, and as in all things japanese and yakuza, they are extremely traditionalist.

>be carnivore
>see biggest meatiest animal in the world
>not wanting to kill and eat it

>BUT THAT'S WRONG BECAUSE "SOME DUMBASS REASON, THEY'RE SMART"

fuck off, I'd eat whale if given the opportunity

uncensored is becoming more common luckily.

Yea, it's nice to see more top actresses uncensored. Just wish some political bad ass had the balls to make it the norm.

Dead whales taste like freedom to them.

They're basically their replacement for gun ownership. Also they don't have enough black to replace hunting whales effectively.

What are you, a freshman?

Technically, the whales are caught for research purposes.

The surplus meat/byproducts are then sold inorder to avoid waste.

The Japanese whaling fleet is a smallish but very efficient collection of cutting-edge ships that operate under the guise of being research vessels.

As to the sale of the meat, as I said earlier, it is entirely monopolized by the Yakuza.

TLDR: They dont technically hunt whales for their meat. They hunt them for research purposes, then sell the meat to avoid waste.

honestly I reckon this is probably true, given barely anyone actually eats whale over there.

But why the fuck are they slaughtering whales for research? For literally what purpose?

>given barely anyone actually eats whale over there.
It's not especially common, but it's not exceedingly rare either. Around 12% of Japanese people have eaten whale in the last 12 months according to source: kobe-yamate.ac.jp/library/journal/pdf/univ/seminar/seminar03_enquete.pdf

>TLDR: They dont technically hunt whales for their meat. They hunt them for research purposes, then sell the meat to avoid waste.

lol you really believe that ???

>But why the fuck are they slaughtering whales for research? For literally what purpose?
Same reason as Cinnamon Toast Crunch, to find out why kids love the taste.

Shit, at least they're playing with the blood and organs instead of being like the Nords that are flat out doing it for commercial purposes.

shut the fuck up faggot

pretext (adj: pretextual) is an excuse to do something or say something that is not accurate. Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. Pretexts have been used to conceal the true purpose or rationale behind actions and words.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretext

It's, "whare meatu."

>Why is Japan so obstinate about whale meat?
Watching The Cove explains some of the practice of sellers, buyers and some of the attitude of the population about whale meat. There does seem to be that pervasive "eat it all" kind of thought, like a god given right to have dominion and to eat as varied a diet as possible. There's some of this amazement at eating rare or expensive things when you watch the japanese judges go on and on about stupid crap in old Iron Chefs.

The short answer is that it's complicated, if you don't understand the Japanese culture at all. Commercial fishing in every country in the world has lost a lot of manpower due to regulations (similar with forestry or mining even). It's a sign of the times. There are less vessels, more high tech on remaining vessels, and more restrictive seasons, territories and size regulations, if not total prohibitive policies. I've had lobster in Nova Scotia, where the owner presells all of the days catch to South Korea at three times the going rate. It's not even going to Canada. At. All. From Yarmouth. To fly someone halfway around the world and to have purchased it at top dollar means that there is something wrong with local waters there, from pollution to scarcity, or maxed out seasons not supplying demand. Go the world over and you will see former fishing villages living on tourism alone, with old sea captains dead and retired, and inheriting sons taking out tourists to sightsee instead. Properties are for sale for cheap, because no jobs. Did we overfish all of the seas? Japan might think so, hence their traveling far and wide.

What makes Japan so different about eating whatever they damn well please, ie whales? The government is on the side of the fisherman because demand is that high from the populace, one can only assume that or they are appointed from positions of family importance, bottom dollars, and not from environmental education.

Look at this college boy.

You coulda just said "excuse" instead of using SAT words.

The more I read about Japan, the more I like the place.

You mean to tell me that when someone gets their panties in a wad they IGNORE THEM???

Fuck, I wish we did that here in America. "You are racist for not taking in refugees." American response should be NOTHING. PRETEND THEY DO NOT EXIST.

>The more I read about Japan, the more I like the place.
Protip: they don't like your kind

This only impresses me more. I have no interest in ever visiting.

That's because you don't have a passport

...

that's some kind of sex shop - hence the sign underneath which has a big 18 on it cropped out.

perfectly reasonable.

In Japan, they call it a passportu.

Asians lack common sense

Reminder that they're hunting whales that aren't endangered, and are actually "least concern" they aren't hunting blue or sperm whale

鯨を食べる文化なんておかげさまでほぼ廃れてるよ

To find out why they're so tasty.

What if we just take a chunk of the ocean and make a whale farm? Worked for domesticated animals on land, right? NOTHING COULD GO WRONG!

I'm Jap master race and have never had whale meat and no regret for it. But when westerners get upset about eating whales, that annoys me. Some whales are on the verge of extinct but some are not. We only fish whales that are abundant and won't go extinct soon, like minke whale and dolphin. There are plenty of them and there's nothing wrong with eating them. I know some people get emotional over eating whales but have you ever imagined how Indian people feel when they learn you eat beef? As you know, cow is holy animal there. This is called ethnocentrism. You should learn to respect different culture.

ffs

This. Op could have easily said stubborn. No one uses the word obstinate in regular conversation.

whale meat greases the politicians hands
bbc.com/news/world-asia-35397749

You hear obstinate everyday?

Ok you memeing fuck.

Except that I do. And within the United States alone I've traveled further distances then most.

>obstinate

Non-native english speaker here. Thanks for teaching me a new word OP.

can you blame them?
look at this perfect meat

don't be salty just because you have a small vocabulary, friend. you learned a new word today.

Not all of us spend our time being around fry cooks, user.

Obstinate is not an obscure word, maybe in the south of America? I'm not even anglo, but I've heard it plenty times.

Underrated post

Informative, never stop posting user

fuck off, jap. both of those are beef.

they're whale.

because the whales they are legally allowed to target are not endangered.

Additionally, how can you act pretentious and look down on Japanese when white people eat pork? Pigs are smarter than dogs AND whales. yet you guys devour that shit like maniacs.

>Obstinate
Found the American.

Art thou displaying madness of magnificent magnitude? My apologies, but I cannot be faulted for the nothingness betwixt your ears.

like how americans enjoy their raw steaks?

>Pigs are smarter than dogs AND whales
literally how would you determine this? because pigs can count higher in tests or something, or can manage more objects? but dogs and whales show way more advanced emotional intelligence, which is probably more tied to a regret or dismay towards pain and death.
It doesn't matter though, none of them are advanced enough that killing them is cruel.

This sign is up mostly to keep out Koreans and mainland Chinese. The Japanese hate them with a passion.

>Look at this college boy.

Anti-intellectualism isn't funny user.

P.S. DON'T GO TO LAW SCHOOL!

Why would it be okay for a foreigner to shop anywhere else, with the line drawn at sex shops?

It's a maid cafe or a date cafe (I forget the actual name for them), but basically you have a cute girl sit down at your take, she talks to you for a bit, flirts with you, and convinces you to keep buying food and drinks. There's no payoff, you just flirt with this girl while buying her and yourself drinks.

Take = table

Shit, you would think foreigners would be easy profits in this case.

Many tourists like to try out weird new things.

It is, that's why they don't want filthy sinking Koreans our pig-dog Chinese in their cafes flirting with their women. Foreigners didn't get it and got all pissy when the girl got up to go back to work and they were left with a bill for two and blue balls.

The women who work in those establishments are generally the sleazy, low-integrity types.

The fact that the Japanese still fervently defend them is hilarious.

>Australian waters

According to Australia. Not a lot of countries recognise that territorial claim.

Besides, whale is delicious.

Don't insult planaria, they are the second greatest creature in the kingdom animalia, behind the barn owl

Whale is pretty good desu, seal too but I'm a filthy Canadian and my year with inuits and lot of raw meat might have tainted me.

Illuminouty fag found.

See now that's interesting because I'm super into yours

why do they hate them so much? they taking away jobs or something?

This. It's the equivalent to US' corn situation, except corn isn't going extinct.

Constantly demand they apologize for all the rapes. Constantly squabbling over tiny ass rocks in the ocean.
Generally, an asian doesn't like another asian unless there is money to be gained.

Iceland, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Alasak,Russia, Koreas, China, and Denmark all eat whale.

Japan only gets shit because Aussie Tree huggers don't like Japan whaling down in Antarctica.

>This sign is up mostly to keep out Koreans and mainland Chinese. The Japanese hate them with a passion.
I bet it is just so store personnel don't have to deal with people who don't speak the local language, people who might not read signs like "fragile, don't touch" or "your break it, you buy it" or simply people looking to use the bathroom without making a purpose, etc. A place like that would be located somewhere kind of too convenient for people to wander inside but not be customers, ask for directions to something famous nearby, or something annoying like that.