Number of whales killed Japan 2023, by species
In 2023, Japan took 187 Bryde's whales through commercial whaling in the North Pacific. While there were no sperm or fin whale catches, 83 minke and 24 sei whales were hunted during the measured time period.
Whaling in Japan is subsidized by the government and was conducted under the scientific research provision in agreement with the International Whaling Commission (IWC) up until mid-2019. At the end of 2018, the Japanese government announced to resume commercial whaling in the country's territorial waters.
