BBC Wildlife Magazine

MARK CARWARDINE

IN A DESPERATE LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT to revive flagging demand for whale meat, Japan’s only offshore whaling company has started selling it from vending machines.

Kyodo Senpaku Co. is selling whale bacon, tinned whale, whale steaks and raw whale sashimi from white vending machines, decorated with cartoon whales, at two locations in Tokyo and one in nearby Yokohama. Prices range from 1,000 yen (£6) to 3,000

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