as well as japan has been at the international whaling commission it should use the article eight of the international convention for the regulation of waving laos members to the international whaling commission two hundred waivers for scientific purposes this is something that the japanese government mao would have to give up and the japanese way less capital waiting in the international war office anymore but they have to restrict the waiting to the exclusive economic zone of japan. kilo mark from greenpeace thank you very much for talking to be done there. twenty nine thousand in easier with issued an extreme weather warning in areas where a tsunami killed more than four hundred people over the weekend the killer wave is thought to have been triggered by the. wind kaino which is still erupting risk your teams are searching for both survivors and the dead they're warning people to avoid coastal areas aid is reaching some of those affected but supplies are running short for thousands of displaced people living in makeshift camps doctors say children are becoming ill as clean water an

after failing to get the commission's approval to resume commercial whaling japan has announced it is cutting ties with the international conservation body. that focus exclusively on the protection of whales would not take concrete steps towards reaching a common position with. the international whaling commission meeting in september it became clear that it was not possible for states with different views to co-exist and that led to this decision. and those who work in the industry have welcomed the announcement. on the new season japan is a country that relies heavily on its fisheries imes uses whales as a way to research limited marine resources so i think the government had no choice but to resume whaling they. couldn't look at that it is important to share the research data that shows that the number of whales is not decreasing in order to gain understanding from other countries. who contend that. despite complying with the ban for decades japan continued to kill whales in the name of scientific research a program critics say has been used as a cover for commercial hunting. thirty years after signing a moratorium o

japan says here that the international whaling commission is dominated by conservationists so the commission can fulfill its other goals in terms of managing the whaling industry do you think japan has a point there. now i don't think they have much of a point the international whaling commission is a meeting of nations it has eighty seven no eighty nine member nations it will have eighty eight when japan leaves countries come together in that they make their views and they present their position that's not driven by conservationists already interest group this is a meeting of countries. japan has been doing so-called scientific whaling that's what it calls it it says it will no longer now do that sort of whaling in the antarctic will instead be focusing on commercial whaling in its own waters how much of a step in the right direction is that in terms of not whaling in the antarctic. you know i think we can be pleased that the antarctica will be free from waggling the moment the japanese fleet is there but in the coming season the next season they won't be there enough to be the first time p

as long as japan has been at the international whaling commission it should use the article eight of the international convention for the regulation of waving laos members to the international whaling commission to hunt whales for scientific purposes this is something that the japanese government now would have to give up and the japanese way less capital international war office anymore but they have to restrict the waiting to the exclusive economic zone of japan. kilo mark from greenpeace thank you very much for talking to w. . finally the end in sydney to hobart yacht race is begun in australia it's the seventy fourth edition of the competition which cause more than eleven hundred kilometer has a total of eighty five boats began their journey from sydney harbor in ideal conditions the two thousand and eighteen race also features its first or professional female crew led best kit but stacey jackson the same has been raised throughout the night and i expected to reach hobart on the island of tasmania on thursday. that's it for me and with that shima back. how about taking a few risks

what is behind the decision to leave the international whaling commission? as been some years in the making. since 1980 six —— 1986. there are only a handful of companies in the world that do not follow the international whaling commission's guidelines. japan are trying to show cultural autonomy. that is a word that means foreign pressure. particularly since the 2009 film about it often. dolphins are actually small whales. that issue generated a lot of international attention, much negative. this is now partly a response to that. there will be plenty more condemnation of this action. what about the japanese claim that they are doing this fridge scientific research —— doing this for scientific research, what does that mean? this is using technical guidelines whilst being able to wail. —— do whaling. it also highlights the fact this is a version of nationalism, the way the japanese have responded to pressure. my japanese have responded to pressure. my experience of talking the face with japanese people is they do not ca re with japanese people is they do not ca

what is behind the decision to leave the international whaling commission? een some years in the making. since 1986, there are only a handful of countries in the world who do not follow the international whaling commission's outlines. japan is trying to establish, from their point of view, cultural autonomy. they do not want other cultures telling them what to do. there is something in japan that telling them what to do. there is something injapan that means foreign pressure, and they have quite a lot of foreign pressure since the movie about dolphins. dolphins are actually smaller whales. that issue gathered a lot of international attention, many of it gathered, and this is partly in response to that. there will be plenty more condemnation of this action. what about, the japanese claim, the doing this for scientific research, what does that actually mean? that has been a transparent facade to stay within technical guidelines while being able to practice whaling. kind of being able to have it both ways. that is the kind of concession, not going into internati

international dispute. it's all about the bloody business of commercial whaling. business that japan says it will resume in the summer of 2019. translation: at the international whaling commissionus that it is not possible for states with different views to exist side by side, which led to our decision to leave. the international whaling commission is the body that banned the hunting of whales in 1986 after many species were almost wiped out. but countries, including iceland and norway, still hunt primarily minke whales, which are not endangered. japan already catches between 200 and 1,200 wales every year under a programme of what it calls scientific research. the country's hunted whales for centuries and the meat was a key source of protein during desperately poor years immediately after world war ii. translation: people around my age remember the old times when we would eat whale meat. there are shops that sell it and i sometimes buy some, but it's not like people are queueing up for it. officials though, still say that eating whales is part of japanese culture and it can be done sustainably. but this decision has sparked condemnation. conservationists say it could threaten

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to. al-jazeera and least eighteen people have been arrested in june is year during two days of protests sparked by the death of a journalist. posted a video online before he set himself on fire complaining of the country's economic problems and calling for revolution marion haunt has more. discontent has been simmering in tunis.

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation . now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales two dorsett a pari al-jazeera. and he's eighteen people have been arrested in tunis here during today's a protest spot by the death of a journalist of their own posted a video online before he set himself on fire for painting the country's economic problems and calling for a revolution there in holland has more. discontent has been simmering in tunisia for months. they've been messed demonstrations even a nationwide strike to be interesting meant of the soaring living costs and unemployment but it's the death of a journalist on monday that could ignite the anger protestors have been clashing with police for a second day responding to abdiriza

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation . now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to dorset a pari al-jazeera trying to find out more about those snowstorms in europe kevin says take us through it that's right this time yes they were talk about the snow storms across turkey and as promised they have provided plot quite a bit of snow from istanbul to anchor i want to show you some pictures that have come out of this region as a snowstorm has crossed the country and this is what has been looking like across much of that area take a look at these pictures that have come these are from korea and you can see heavy snow a lot of problems on the roads people actually enjoying it if they ten but of course this did cause a lot of p

firms to pay the international waiting is very grave and serious international whaling commission is the global body agreed under international rules to be responsible for the conservation and management of whales japan is rejecting that international law what they will be doing is pirates whaling and it should be condemned by the international community . but thirty years after signing a moratorium on the practice japan says endangered whales have had time to regenerate. despite complying with the ban for decades japan continued to kill whales in the name of scientific research a program critics say has been used as a cover for commercial hunting. japan says whaling will be limited to its own territorial waters and economic zone but that's unlikely to stop activists from trying to end whaling altogether. and he sends it out of the capital khartoum used tear gas and fires in the air to disperse towson's of protesters attempting to march on the presidential palace they were demanding the resignation of omar al bashir has been president for almost thirty years organizers say hundreds of

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to dorsetshire pari al-jazeera to our diverse have been arrested in northern china while protesting outside the trial of a prominent human rights lawyer one trans i was detained in two thousand and sixteen he was known for taking on cases involving accusations of police torture. the forty two year old is one of more than two hundred people swept up in a government crackdown targeting people working in the legal system high security around the courthouse and the trial is being closed to the public. place in the serb brand of bosnian serb part of bosnia have arrested several opposition leaders after detaining a father seeking answers about his so

confirmed it will resume commercial whale hunting nextjuly, and is withdrawing from the international whaling commission a government spokesman told reporters whaling would be restricted to japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone. japan will be joining iceland and norway, openly defying the international ban on commercial whaling. a warning: there are images in this report that some viewers may find upsetting. kim gittleson has the story. although japanese ships hunted whales for decades, the bloody business has been officially banned for nearly 30 years. ships like this one only catch and kill whales through what the japanese authorities claimed were research purposes. but japan has long wanted to commercially hunt species like the minke whale, which is protected by the international whaling commission, though not endangered. the japanese withdrawal from the international whaling commission means the country will resume commercial whaling byjuly 2019. according to a spokesperson, whale hunting will be restricted to japan's territorial waters and economic zones. other countries like

translation: at the international whaling commission meeting in september, it became obvious that it sible for states with different views to exist side by side, which led to our decision to leave. the hunting of whales was banned by the international whaling commission in 1986 after they were almost driven to extinction. but countries like iceland and norway still hunt mainly minke whales, which are not endangered. and japan catches between 200 and 1200 whales per year under a programme of scientific research. this move has brought condemnation. conservationists argue it could undo the progress made over the last few decades. well, it is notjust about what japan does, it is now about whether other countries will follow suit, whether other countries will also step outside of the whaling commission. because ifjapan, if you like, gets away with this, other countries may want to try and do the same thing and then more and more populations could be exposed to whaling. so we are very concerned about the potential for an expansion, again, of whaling outside of any international control. jap

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation . now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to door search of al-jazeera well it's no surprise that the hashtag whaling is being used by those against it in different parts of the world and australia as we know is a big international voice of this in fact as foreign minister puts out this statement saying that it's extremely disappointed with japan's decision now the japanese branch of greenpeace another brit critic also questions the timing of the announcement and it says it's clear that the government is trying to sneak in this announcement at the end of year away from the spotlight of international media but the world sees this for what it is a new zealand's foreign minister winston

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation . now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to dorset to pary al-jazeera. indonesians are being warned to stay at least five hundred meters away from coastal areas because of fears of another tsunami at least four hundred thirty people were killed last weekend after a volcanic eruption set off a landslide and large waves along this wind a straight a stormy weather continues to plague the area rescue workers are persisting with recovery efforts rob mcbride reports from some bono village on the java west coast. after being inundated from the sea now flooded from above along much of the coastline devastated by saturday's an army to wrench will rain poured more misery on already awful cond

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation . now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to door search of al-jazeera. the crew of the german ship says they're still looking for a port after rescuing thirty three migrants in the mediterranean sea three days ago they hope germany will act mainly and assist the crew which has been refused permission to dhaka by italy malta spain and the netherlands most of the migrants on board are from nigeria libya and the ivory coast. once regarded as pure science fiction human microchip implants are making a slow but steady arrival in the modern workplace and while some volunteers have already been fitted with the technology several businesses in the united kingdom and now looking at tivoli to

japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to. al-jazeera two activists have been arrested in northern china while protesting outside the trial of a prominent human rights lawyer wang trang chang was detained in two thousand and fifteen he was known for taking on cases involving accusations of police torture a forty two year old was one of more than two hundred people swept up in a government crackdown targeting people working in the legal system there's been high security around the courthouse and the trial has been closed to the public. police in the serb run part of bosnia have arrested several opposition leaders after detaining a father seeking answers about his son's death scuffle

japan is going out of the international whaling commission. e decision has been strongly condemned by anti-whaling activists. reporter: it is a centuries-old tradition, one that japan is intent on keeping alive. after failing to get the commission's approval to resume commercial whaling, japan has announced it is c cutting ties with the international conservation body. >> countries thahat focus exclusively on the protection of wales would not take concrete steps towards reaching a common position.. at the internanational whaling commission meeting in september, it became clear that it was not possible for states with different views to coexist, and that led to this decision. reporter: those who work in the industry have welcomed the announcement. then japan -- >> japan is a country that relies heavily on his fisheries and uses limited d marine resourceces. i think of government had no choice but to resume whaling. >> it is important to share the research data that shows that the number of wales is -- number of whales is not decreasing in order

norway iceland greenland and the fair islands japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to dorset al-jazeera the husband of a british woman jailed in iran says she's being denied medical treatment despite the discovery of lumps in her breasts. cliff was detained by iranian police in twenty sixteen she was sentenced to five years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government her family says she's innocent and was only running a journalism course a bosnian serb man demanding the truth about his son's death has been released without charge after being detained on tuesday the dragons of its alleges his twenty one year old son david was tortured and murdered in march drygoods averts led a demonstratio

international dispute. it's all about the bloody business of commercial whaling — business that japan says it will resume in the summer of 2019. translation: at the international whaling commissionber, it became obvious that it is not possible for states with different views to exist side by side, which led to our decision to leave. the international whaling commission is the body that banned the hunting of whales in 1986 after many species were almost wiped out. but countries, including iceland and norway, still hunt primarily minke whales, which are not endangered. japan already catches between 200 and 1,200 whales every year under a programme of what it calls scientific research. the country's hunted whales for centuries and the meat was a key source of protein during desperately poor years immediately after world war ii. translation: people around my age remember the old times when we would eat whale meat. there are shops that sell it and i sometimes buy some, but it's not like people are queueing up for it. officials, though, still say that eating whales is a part of japanese culture and that it can be done sustainably. but this decision has sparked condemnation. conservati

by leaving the international whaling commission the i.w.c. japan is walking away from the international body that is agreed under international law to be responsible for the management and conservation of whereabouts leaving that body means that japan is walking away from international law or hundred very concerned that they're beginning and new era of pirate whaling and the killer presumably japan will still have to abide by some laws around its maritime activities. un convention that the lure of the sea requires countries to cooperate in the conservation and management of maureen resources and the international body for that cooperation is the i.w.c. so japan is turning its back on an international agreement which has agreed and several decades ago back in ninety two that there should be no commercial hunting of whales on the high seas or in countries coastal waters so japan is going to be operating completely outside the bounds of international law or if it continues with commercial whaling once it's left the idea of u.c. net i want to ask

commercial whaling is permitted by and as a spokeswoman for humane society international she believes japan is returning to an era of pirate whaling by leaving the international whaling commission the idea but you see japan is walking away from the international body that is agreed under international law to be responsible for the management and conservation of weapons leaving that means that japan is walking away from international law rivera be concerned that they're beginning a new era of pirate whaling the un convention that the lure of the sea requires countries to cooperate in the conservation and management of marine the sauces and the international body for that cooperation is the idea of you see so japan is turning its back on an international agreement which has agreed several decades ago now back in ninety eighty two that there should be no commercial hunting of whales on the high seas or in countries coastal waters so japan is going to be operating completely outside the bounds of international will if it continues with commercial whaling once it's f.b.i. to see. there's been more violence in china zia's capital following the funeral for a journalist who set himself

japan is walking away from international no rivera concerned that they're beginning and you era of pirate whaling commercial whaling was banned by the international whaling commissionin one nine hundred eighty six because of the hunting of some species on the verge of extinction pro whaling nations expect that the ban to be temporary until an agreement could be reached on sustainable catch quotas instead it became a generally accepted permanent ban for the past thirty two years many japanese argue that eating whale meat is part of their culture while two hundred thousand tonnes of one.

norway iceland greenland and the faroe islands japan is leaving the eighty nine member international whaling commission but will continue to be bound by certain international laws the united nations convention on the law of the sea binds countries to cooperate on whale conservation . now with leaving the i.w.c. japan will continue to do what it's done for the past thirty years hunts for what it calls scientific research purposes and in seven months time resumed the commercial killing of whales to. al-jazeera well you can find much more on that story out of japan on our website al-jazeera. where you'll find the day's other top stories as well. hello again the headlines on al-jazeera this hour president donald trump has used an unannounced visits and u.s. troops in iraq to defend his decision to withdraw forces from neighboring syria trumps face criticism for not visiting american soldiers abroad insists that he has no plans to pull troops from iraq one year ago i gave our generals six more months and serious ago i get up. and it turns out it was really a year and a half ago i should go get them we need

international dispute. it is all about the bloody business of coercial whaling, business that pan says it will resume in the summer of 2019. >> at the international whaling commission meeting in september, it became obvious that it is not possible for states with different views to exist side-by-side, which led to a decision to leave. victoria: the international whaling commission is the bodyne that bthe hunting of wales s in 1986 after manywi species were almosd out. but countries like iceland and norway hunt ales that are not endangered. japan hunts them for what it calls scientific research. the country has hunted whales for centuries and they were a source of protein foy the desperator years after world war ii. >> people around my age remember the old times when we would eat whale meat. there are shops that sell it and i sometimes buy some. but it is not like people are queuing up for it. victoria: officials still say that eating whales is a part of japanese culture, and that it can be done sustainably. iobut this decishas sparked condemnation. conservationists say it could threaten populations of whales have recovered since the ban. >> it is not just about wha

japan is announcing the withdrawal from the international whaling commission to resume commercial whaling next share as a member of the i.w.c. japan hunted whales in the end for scientific research only the government says it will only hunt in its territorial waters now joins iceland and norway the only countries in the world that authorize whaling. into these uterine to rein in fears of another tsunami sent villages in some giant racing for higher ground at least four hundred twenty nine people were killed when the waves struck the coastline on saturday night without warning it was set off by a nearby volcano that is still erupting. a second got somalian child seeking a new life in the u.s. has died in government custody u.s. customs and border protection say the eight year old boy died at this new mexico hospital after showing signs of illness on monday earlier this month a seven year old girl also. died after being detained by border agents demonstrations in capital of continued for a second day following the funeral of a journalist who had set himself on fire in protest at economics p

japan has announced it will withdraw from the international whaling commission and resume commercialwhaling next year as a member of the i.w.c. japan hunted whales in the antarctic for what it called scientific research only the government says it will now hunt only in its territorial waters it joins iceland and norway as the only countries in the world that authorize commercial whaling. going to dig into your grayling of another tsunami sent villages in some giant rasing the ground at least four hundred twenty nine people were killed when the waves struck the coastline saturday night without warning it was set off by a nearby volcano that is still. a second got a modern child seeking a new life in the u.s. has died in government custody u.s. customs and border protection say the eight year old boy died at this new mexico hospital after showing signs of illness on monday he was initially diagnosed with a cold and fever earlier this month the seven year old girl also died after being detained by border agents. demonstrations internees he is capital have continued for a second day foll

japan has announced it will withdraw from the international whaling commission and resume commercialwhaling next year as a member of the i.w.c. japan hunted whales in the end target for what it called scientific research the government says it will only hunt in its territorial waters in the joints iceland and norway as the only countries in the world that allow commercial whaling. a few more violence in tunis is capital following the funeral of a journalist who set himself on fire in protest at unemployment and the ailing economy is actions mirror those of a street vendor in twenty eleven his death spots the arab spring mariana honda has more. discontent has been simmering in tunisia for months. they've been messed demonstrations even a nationwide strike to be interesting meant of the soaring living costs and unemployment but it's the death of a journalist on monday that could ignite the anger protestors have been clashing with police for a second day responding to abdirizak silkies online post calling for a revote. this is a call to the unemployed in kasserine let us start a revolut