I chose the issue of an exemption for whaling. This is because it is related to my country. 1.Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? Yes, I agree with that. This is because it is a tradition to hunt the whales and also those whales are not endangered species. The hunting of whales started long time ago, but those whales are not in endangered species. That means those whales are not likely to be disappeared. I wonder why people have to put a special emphasis on the whales because people kill other animals. The whales are animal too. If people can not hunt whales, that means we can not kill and hunt other animals, either. In addition, some part of Japan are prospered from the hunting of whales. People are coming to the town from the city in order to enjoy the the hunting of whales. That means it makes those towns better. However, those whales are in endangered species, my opinion would be changed. People have to think about both our lives and the nature. That is why I agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption. …show more content…
Yes, I do. I think so. This is because fisherman have a pride and hunt the whales so it causes the violation of those nations' sovereignty. Fisherman is not hunting because they want to. They try to keep having their tradition and culture with their prides. In addition, they would like to transmit this tradition to people who do not know. People have to know why fisherman keeps hunting whales and how important it