(JP) Wakayama town aims to put whale back on school menus

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http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20041011wo32.htm

 

Wakayama town aims to put whale back on school menus

 

October 11, 2004

 

Yomiuri Shimbun

 

Whale is set to return to school lunches in Taijicho,

Wakayama Prefecture, the reputed birthplace of an

ancient form of whaling, which is seeking to preserve

the purported traditional Japanese food.

 

The municipal government tested the demand for whale

meat by making whale hamburgers and cutlets targeted

at children, for which it received a positive

response.

 

It aims to sell whale dishes to other local

governments depending on the costs involved, and

promote traditional whale dishes nationwide in the

future.

 

Whale meat production plunged after 1998, when

commercial whaling was temporarily halted as a result

of an international ban.

 

The reduced supply forced up prices, resulting in

whale meat being taken off the menu at school lunches

nationwide.

 

The municipal government organized a team to make

menus for school lunches based on whale dishes in

September.

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 Offering food without consent of parents is not favorable.Moreover the whale

Killing will lead to Environmental disasters.

Sandeep K. Jain.

 

 

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 Masako Miyaji wrote :

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>http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20041011wo32.htm

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>Wakayama town aims to put whale back on school menus

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>October 11, 2004

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>Yomiuri Shimbun

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>Whale is set to return to school lunches in Taijicho,

>Wakayama Prefecture, the reputed birthplace of an

>ancient form of whaling, which is seeking to preserve

>the purported traditional Japanese food.

>

>The municipal government tested the demand for whale

>meat by making whale hamburgers and cutlets targeted

>at children, for which it received a positive

>response.

>

>It aims to sell whale dishes to other local

>governments depending on the costs involved, and

>promote traditional whale dishes nationwide in the

>future.

>

>Whale meat production plunged after 1998, when

>commercial whaling was temporarily halted as a result

>of an international ban.

>

>The reduced supply forced up prices, resulting in

>whale meat being taken off the menu at school lunches

>nationwide.

>

>The municipal government organized a team to make

>menus for school lunches based on whale dishes in

>September.

>

>

>

>

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