Number of Bryde's whales killed Japan 2014-2023
In 2023, Japan took 187 Bryde's whales through commercial whaling. The figure remained on the same level compared to the previous year.
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.