SMO — The parent company and owner of a now-closed Santa Monica restaurant have pleaded guilty to serving meat from an endangered whale. Typhoon Restaurant Inc. and owner Brian Vidor each entered ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Konomu Kubo, a spokesperson for Kyodo Senpaku Co. points as he explains how whale meat is being sold from a vending machine at the ...
After struggling to promote its controversial products for years, a Japanese whaling operator is trying a new way to cultivate sales: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira (Whale) Store, which ...
YOKOHAMA, Japan — A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: ...
Japan has said it intends to allow the hunting of endangered fin whales, some of the largest whales in the ocean. This decision comes as the country opens more and more vending machines selling whale ...
TOKYO — Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilo at auction Thursday, as officials try to keep the ...
LOS ANGELES — Two sushi chefs who worked at The Hump restaurant at Santa Monica Airport are expected to plead guilty to serving meat from federally protected sei whales, according to federal ...
Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...