Japan says some tsunami reconstruction funds going to whaling! In an article published by CNN in 2011, the Japanese government has affirmed that $29 million from its budget for post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction is going toward extra security measures for the countrys whaling fleet, angering environmental activists like Greenpeace. The whaling industry is siphoning money away from the victims of the March 11 triple disaster, at a time when they need it most, Junichi Sato, executive director of Greenpeace Japan, said this week, referring to the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck Japan in March. The government earmarked a total of 498.9 billion yen ($6.4 billion) of the reconstruction budget for spending on fisheries. Of that, 2.28 billion yen has been put into extra security measures for the whaling fleet, which left port for its annual hunt Tuesday. Japan has faced international pressure to curtail its whaling activities. In 2010, Australia initiated proceedings in the International Court of Justice to stop Japanese whaling. Follow the link to read the full article.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:24:26 +0000
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