Who are the fools that really believes the whaling is about science? Well, besides the same fools who think that if you give in a little more, this will solve the problem.
Excess meat from the program is in Japan for consumption, available through limited outlets such as special whale restaurants and public school lunch programs.
Australia's case maintains that Japan's hunt is essentially for commercial purposes and that it fails to qualify for the scientific exemption, partly because of "a lack of any demonstrated relevance for the conservation and management of whale stocks," according to court documents.
New Zealand has said it will decide within weeks whether it will file a similar case against Japan.
Japanese officials say whaling is a national tradition and a vital part of the country's food culture. Tokyo also argues whale stocks have sufficiently recovered since 1986 to allow a resumption of limited hunts among certain species.
