What Do People in Japan and the USA Think About Whaling??
A MORI poll conducted in 1999 on the attitudes of the Japanese public toward whaling revealed that most people questioned neither supported nor opposed whaling; only about ten percent supported whaling and a similar number opposed it.
The survey found that virtually nobody thought Japan's cultural identity would
suffer if whaling were to stop. Significantly, however, of those who did support
whaling, only one in five were prepared to see whaling continue in the face of
damage it may cause to Japan's reputation and economy. Most said that it was
only worth continuing with whaling if the damage caused was minor.
These results suggest that the policy of the Government of Japan would not necessarily be supported by the Japanese public.
The US Public Overwhelmingly Supports US Action Against Whaling
A new poll commissioned by IFAW carried out by a noted Republican pollster in the USA showed that US voters are strongly opposed to commercial whaling by Japan and Norway and want the US government to take action.
83 percent of US voters opposed Japanese and Norwegian whaling and nearly 70 percent would support the US government applying trade sanctions against countries continuing to kill whales.
73 percent of US voters would support a boycott of Japanese and Norwegian companies linked to commercial whaling.
These results suggest that the policy of the Government of Japan would not necessarily be supported by the Japanese public.
The US Public Overwhelmingly Supports US Action Against Whaling
A new poll commissioned by IFAW carried out by a noted Republican pollster in the USA showed that US voters are strongly opposed to commercial whaling by Japan and Norway and want the US government to take action.
83 percent of US voters opposed Japanese and Norwegian whaling and nearly 70 percent would support the US government applying trade sanctions against countries continuing to kill whales.
73 percent of US voters would support a boycott of Japanese and Norwegian companies linked to commercial whaling.
