25 countries protest Iceland's whale hunting

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25 nations jointly protested Wednesday against Iceland's resumption of commercial whale hunting despite an international ban. The nations include France, the US, Germany, Britain, Italy, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina and New Zealand.By tradition, Icelanders do not consume fin whale meat, leaving only Japan as a potential buyer for the meat. But Japanese ambassador to Iceland Fumiko Saiga publicly announced his country did not want the meat, citing current whale meat surpluses in his country.

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