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Whalers continued killing hundreds of whales every year mostly in the antarctic. under a special permit classifying the hunt as scientific research. animal rights grouped condemned the practice. last year japan announced its abrupt withdrawal from the international whaling commission declaring it would resume commercial whaling again within its own coastal waters. >> i was waiting for the day for the commercial whaling to restart again. >> reporter: keyoshi applauds the decision. >> i shouldn't say victory. it's a kickoff point. >> reporter: do you eat whale meat? >> sure. of course. >> report...

The owner inherited this whale meat restaurant from his father. >> translator: i hope the young generation that did not eat whale meat will inherit this culture and learn to eat it again. >> reporter: after world war ii, whale meat was a vital source of protein in japan but government statistics show these days very few japanese eat any whale meats at all. there are fragile whale populations around japan that cannot sustain commercial hunting, that cannot feed a meaningful japanese market even if there were one for >> they argue the hunt is an important part of japanese culture. those supporte...

Special permit classifying the hunt as scientific research. animal rights groups and some western governments condemned the practice. last year, japan announced its abrupt withdrawal from the international whaling commission, declaring it would resume commercial whaling again within its own coastal waters starting july 1st. >> i was waiting for the day, for the commercial whaling, restart again. >> reporter: kyoshu , a lawmaker and passionate supporter of the whaling industry, applauds the decision. it's a victory for you. >> well, i shouldn't say victory. it's a startoff, kickoff point. >> re...