Japan restarted commercial whaling after three . Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission. Japan has promised its  will stay within 320 kilometers from its . It set a  quota for killing whales. This , whalers caught two minke . The whale  was sold in Tokyo for record . Restaurant owners bought the  at prices of up to $140 per .
Japan has done whaling for . A whale  believes commercial whaling is . He said: "A country that does not preserve its food  has no future." He said whale meat was . It is five times  in calories than beef and 10 times  in cholesterol. It is also full of . Japan's return to whaling has angered people . The Humane Society said: "This is a sad day for whale protection ."