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Japan plans to add another species of whale to its commercial hunting list, having resumed the activity in 2019 after a hiatus of more than three decades, the government’s top government spokesman said Thursday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said the Fisheries Agency has been collecting opinions from the public since Tuesday regarding its plan to begin hunting fin whales, despite criticism from anti-whaling countries and conservation groups. Japan has long sought an understanding of its policy, seen as necessary to preserve its whaling tradition in regional areas, saying it is comm…

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