THE WASHINGTON POST / BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION / KOMATSU / JAPAN TIMES / /
Continent
Europe / /
Country
South Africa / Norway / Japan / United States / Brazil / Soviet Union / Iceland / Canada / Australia / South Korea / / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / /
Facility
The Southern Ocean Sanctuary / Southern Ocean sanctuary / The Institute of Cetacean Research / University of California / /
IndustryTerm
whale products / fishery products / whale oil / /
NaturalFeature
Southern Ocean / Indian Ocean / /
Organization
Center for the Study of Democracy / Government of the United States / Reagan administration / US government / MITI / IWC Scientific Committee / University of California / Irvine / Institute of Cetacean Research / Contracting Government / League of Nations / White House / United Nations / Clinton administration / Japanese government / Scientific Committee / Greenpeace / NGOs / International Whaling Commission / /
Person
David G. Victor / Mari Yamaguchi / Thomas Risse-Kappen / Andrew P. Cortell / Masaaki Ishida / Robert L. Friedheim / SHIGEKO MISAKI / Keiko Hirata / Stuart R. Harrop / DAVID DAY / James W. Davis / Jr. / MASAYUKI KOMATSU / Lawrence E. Susskind / Alexander Gillespie / Leslie Spencer / Margaret Finnemore / Norman Mineta / Katherine Sikkink / Jeffrey T. Checkel / PETER J. STOETT / Clinton Directs / William C. Burns / Edward L. Miles / William Aron / Joe Lieberman / /
Position
President / architect / Commerce Secretary / player in international environmental regimes / /
An edited version of this paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of International Wildlife and Policy WHY JAPAN SUPPORTS WHALING Keiko Hirata* 1. INTRODUCTION