Japan intends to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (CWE)、I was stunned by the news (2018/12/20)。Most people probably think it doesn't matter because I don't eat whale meat.、It's not a question of that level.。
Japan continues to research whaling under the guise of researching resources for commercial whaling.。The eyes of the world are suspicious of the "resource survey" itself.。because、This is because he has a previous conviction for selling whale meat to a specific company after every investigation.。The world is、I suspect it's a hidden "sales" operation.。In fact, whale meat is distributed to some companies.、That doubt is natural.。Before leaving etc.、First of all, more efforts should be made to clear that doubt.。
People who have eaten whale、Or the person who still eats it.、Probably less than 1% in Japan as a whole.。I personally ate whale bacon as a side dish in my lunch box when I was a child.、I have eaten it about 100 times (it is not a species for which whaling is prohibited)、Hamagorondo or something like that、I think it's that kind of thing。However, people in anti-whaling countries view them on the same level as dolphins.、frowned)、I never thought it was particularly delicious.。I don't deny my personal preference, but、This should not be confused with ``withdrawing'' from the International Federation of Whales.。
Japan claims the existence of a unique food culture and the existence of sufficient resources (according to Japan's own research).。But、that、全く鯨肉を食べようとしない人々に納得させるには、それ相当の覚悟（努力）が要る。そうした海外の人々への説得の努力をどこまでやったのか、その方法論を含め、極めて疑問だ。「言ったって無駄だ」という「当事者意識」。そして「ここまででも十分よくやった」という身内意識だけで判断するのは極めて危険だ。
国際連盟を脱退した日本の全権、松岡洋右が国際連盟総会議場を立ち去るシーンを思い出した人は私だけではない筈だ。「唯我独尊」は国際社会では「ご法度」だ。「短気は損気」、そんないい言葉も日本語にはある。文化の国際的理解には百年単位の時間がかかるという覚悟をもたなくてはならない。in any case、日本は世界と繋がっていなくては生きていけない国だ。
