Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...

For nearly a century, a Japanese ship’s voyage to rescue some ... The letter refers to the three-month journey of the Yomei Maru, the ship that embarked from the Russian Far East and traveled ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging Nisshin Maru, a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition ... hands in welcome and cheered loudly as the ship returned to its home port here for the ...

Japanese whaling ship has caught fire near Antarctica, leaving one crew member missing and raising fears of environmental damage. The blaze on board the Nisshin Maru prompted the evacuation of its ...

In September 1922, the captain of the Japanese merchant ship Tokei Maru, saved the lives of 825 people, women, children and men, Greeks and Armenians, from the wrath of the Turks at the time of ...

The vessel will replace Japan's only existing mother ship, the 30-year-old Nisshin Maru, and comes with a vast array of technological upgrades, as well as extra work and storage space. The "mother ...

in southern Japan, to replace the Nisshin Maru, a converted cargo vessel that processed 17,072 whales between first going into service in 1991 and being retired in November. The new ship has now ...

To understand the magnitude of the debacle, it is crucial to grasp how popular the insane six-year-old is in Japan. Sure, Gold Ship is a recognisable horse on the world stage, despite only leaving ...