Whales videos

Whaling on trial

In 2009, two Greenpeace activists will be put on trial in a court case never before seen in Japan. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki stand accused of stealing a box of whale meat. Underlying all of this is the real issue -- the future of Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters.

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Shedding light on Japan's whaling scandal

On 19 March 2009, whales supporters joined Greenpeace at a peaceful vigil outside the Japanese embassy in Canberra, Australia.

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Whale sand sculpture at Bondi Beach

December 2008: Captured beautifully with timelapse photography, Greenpeace activists and sand sculptors build a giant 17-metre sand sculpture of a fin whale on Sydney's great landmark – Bondi Beach. The symbolic action sent a message to the Japanese Government to end its controversial whaling program and drop the charges against the two Greenpeace activists who exposed corruption in the whaling industry. Read more

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The Last Whale - author interview

At the end of the 1970s, a young reporter bore witness to the final days of Australia’s whaling industry. This is a video interview with that reporter, Chris Pash, who published a book on the history.

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Activists arrested for exposing the truth

On 20 June 2008, Japanese police arrested two Greenpeace activists for exposing a whale meat scandal involving the government-sponsored whaling program. This video montage details events leading up to the arrests.

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