May 20, 2020 — In 2019, after three decades at the center of the anti-whaling movement, Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and resumed commercial whaling in its coastal areas and Special Economic Zones. In this webcast, Zurich University's Dr. Fynn Holm addresses the following questions: Why has Japanese whaling been so controversial? What role has the IWC played in international whaling? How have international and domestic anti-whaling movements influenced Japan’s way forward? Is Japan’s commercial whaling problematic after all? What about other countries, such as Norway and Iceland doing commercial whaling?  (42 min., 28 sec.)