Japan's commercial whaling bid rejected by IWC

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Japan's commercial whaling bid blocked at IWC. Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was blocked by anti-whaling nations in a tense vote Friday at the International Whaling... >>

Japanese proposal to reinstate commercial whaling defeated. SAO PAULO (AP) - Members of the International Whaling Commission have defeated a Japanese proposal to reinstate commercial whaling.The commission suspended... >>

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POLL-Japan firms slow to promote women to management;.... TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Three-quarters of Japanese companies have no female senior executives and women accounted for less than 10 percent of management... >>

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Why Japan wants to restart commercial whaling. Days of debate over the future of whaling will come to a head Friday when members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) vote on a Japanese proposal which could lead to the resumption of commercial whaling. >>

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