http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080520TDY02303.htm
The Yomiuri Shimbun
A company that supplies crew for Japanese whaling vessels says there is no evidence of wrongdoing in connection with the 23.5 kilograms of whale meat that Greenpeace Japan says was stolen by crew members, it has been learned.
Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd. conducted an in-house investigation of the allegation and found the meat was part of a stock bought by the company and distributed to the crew members, the sources said.
The company and the Institute of Cetacean Research--which conducts the research whaling--reported the results of the investigation to the Fisheries Agency on Monday. The company said it was conducting further investigations into the allegation.
On Thursday, Greenpeace Japan held a press conference at which it said it had evidence that 12 crew members of the Nisshin Maru--the mother ship of Japan's whaling fleet, which returned home from Antarctic waters last month--used delivery services to send 47 packages containing whale meat to their homes and other locations.
The organization said it took one of the packages from a delivery company's distribution center in Aomori without permission, and found 23.5 kilograms of whale meat inside.
According to sources, Kyodo Senpaku examined the evidence supplied by Greenpeace Japan and found that the 23.5 kilograms of meat was from stock due to be sent to a 52-year-old crew member living in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
The crew member told the company that the packet contained his allocation of meat in addition to meat given to him by three colleagues from their allocations. The company concluded that his explanation was credible after questioning the three colleagues and finding that their stories were consistent with his, the sources said.
According to the sources, the crew member sent the meat to his home in two packages, one of which was taken by Greenpeace Japan.
The company gives about 10 kilograms of whale meat to each crew member when they disembark at the end of a voyage. Eight kilograms of the meat is unesu--the fattiest cut, often used for making whale bacon--and 1.6 kilograms is red meat.
Young crew members prefer red meat that can be consumed raw rather than unesu that takes a long time to cook, the sources said.
(May. 20, 2008)
The Yomiuri Shimbun
A company that supplies crew for Japanese whaling vessels says there is no evidence of wrongdoing in connection with the 23.5 kilograms of whale meat that Greenpeace Japan says was stolen by crew members, it has been learned.
Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, Ltd. conducted an in-house investigation of the allegation and found the meat was part of a stock bought by the company and distributed to the crew members, the sources said.
The company and the Institute of Cetacean Research--which conducts the research whaling--reported the results of the investigation to the Fisheries Agency on Monday. The company said it was conducting further investigations into the allegation.
On Thursday, Greenpeace Japan held a press conference at which it said it had evidence that 12 crew members of the Nisshin Maru--the mother ship of Japan's whaling fleet, which returned home from Antarctic waters last month--used delivery services to send 47 packages containing whale meat to their homes and other locations.
The organization said it took one of the packages from a delivery company's distribution center in Aomori without permission, and found 23.5 kilograms of whale meat inside.
According to sources, Kyodo Senpaku examined the evidence supplied by Greenpeace Japan and found that the 23.5 kilograms of meat was from stock due to be sent to a 52-year-old crew member living in Hakodate, Hokkaido.
The crew member told the company that the packet contained his allocation of meat in addition to meat given to him by three colleagues from their allocations. The company concluded that his explanation was credible after questioning the three colleagues and finding that their stories were consistent with his, the sources said.
According to the sources, the crew member sent the meat to his home in two packages, one of which was taken by Greenpeace Japan.
The company gives about 10 kilograms of whale meat to each crew member when they disembark at the end of a voyage. Eight kilograms of the meat is unesu--the fattiest cut, often used for making whale bacon--and 1.6 kilograms is red meat.
Young crew members prefer red meat that can be consumed raw rather than unesu that takes a long time to cook, the sources said.
(May. 20, 2008)
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