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Japan

Experts oppose plan for whaling

The International Whaling Commission's panel of experts on Monday said it opposed Japan's proposal for its scientific research whaling program, saying it did not demonstrate a need for killing whales. The International Court of Justice ruled last year that Japan's decadesold whale hunt in the Southern Ocean should stop, prompting Tokyo to cancel the bulk of its whaling for the 2014-15 season and submit a scaled-down plan to the IWC for future hunts.