Japan officially withdraws from the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunting, sparking fears other countries will follow
日本正式退出國際捕鯨委員會以恢復商業捕鯨，外界擔憂其他國家將效仿
Japan has officially left the International Whaling Commission and is preparing to resume commercial hunting for the first time in 30 years.
日本已正式退出國際捕鯨委員會，30年來首次準備恢復商業捕鯨。
The country's withdrawal opens up a one-month window during which the other 88 IWC member states, including Russia, the UK, the US and Australia, can indicate if they also wish to leave.
日本的退出打開了一個月的窗口期，在此期間，國際捕鯨委員會的其他88個成員國，包括俄羅斯、英國、美國和澳大利亞等國家可以表明是否也想退出。
Japan announced last month that it was intending to leave the IWC and are due to resume commercial whale hunting later this year.
上個月日本宣布打算退出國際捕鯨委員會，並將於今年晚些時候恢復商業捕鯨活動。
Kitty Block, President of Humane Society International says: 'Japan would like to present itself as the wounded party, forced to leave the IWC because its reasonable requests are not being listened to.
'But the fact is, commercial whaling is completely unnecessary; in fact, there is no pressing economic need for it and there is plummeting demand for whale meat in Japan itself.
'We cannot allow one country to step outside of the IWC and recommence commercial whaling.
'If other countries, following Japan's example, start to do likewise, then we may see a return to the lawless days of previous centuries and the world's whales will suffer.'
國際人道協會主席基蒂·布洛克表示:「日本想把自己表現成受害方，因其合理要求沒有得到聽取，被迫離開國際捕鯨委員會。但事實是，商業捕鯨是完全沒有必要的。事實上，對鯨魚肉沒有迫切的經濟需求，日本自身對鯨魚肉的需求也在急劇下降。我們不能允許一個國家退出國際捕鯨委員會，重新開始商業捕鯨。如果其他國家效仿日本的做法，開始採取同樣的行動，那麼我們可能會看到幾個世紀前目無法紀的日子重現，世界上的鯨魚將受到傷害」
Experts fear South Korea and Russia, and potentially other countries, may be buoyed by Japan's withdrawal and inspired to make the same move in the coming weeks.
專家擔心，韓國、俄羅斯以及其他國家，可能會受到日本退出的影響，在未來幾周採取同樣的行動。
The Japanese government said last month the country will resume commercial whaling in July 2019 after a 30-year absence.
日本政府上月表示，在禁捕30年後，該國將於2019年7月恢復商業捕鯨活動。
The hunts will be limited to Japan's territorial waters and its 200-mile exclusive economic zone along the country's coasts, and Japan will stop its annual whaling expeditions to the Antarctic and north-west Pacific oceans.
捕鯨活動將僅限於日本領海及該國沿海200英裡的專屬經濟區，日本將停止每年在南極和西北太平洋的捕鯨活動。
The IWC imposed a commercial moratorium in 1986 due to a dwindling whale population.
由於鯨魚數量減少，國際捕鯨委員會於1986年頒布了商業禁令。
The withdrawal from the IWC may be a face-saving step to stop Japan's ambitious Antarctic hunts and scale down the scope of whaling to around the Japanese coasts.
退出國際捕鯨委員會可能是為了阻止日本雄心勃勃的南極捕鯨行動，並將捕鯨範圍縮小到日本海岸附近，也是為了保全顏面。
Fisheries officials have said Japan annually consumes thousands of tons of whale meat from the research hunts, mainly by older Japanese seeking a nostalgic meal.
漁業官員曾表示，日本每年消耗數千噸鯨魚肉，主要供那些尋求懷舊大餐的年長日本人，這些鯨魚肉都來自科研捕鯨活動。。
But critics say they doubt commercial whaling could be a sustainable industry if Japanese young people do not see whales as food.
但批評人士表示，如果日本年輕人不把鯨魚視為食物，他們懷疑商業捕鯨業能否成為一個可持續的產業。
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譯文來源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/46882.html 譯者：Jessica.Wu
外文：https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6592917/Japan-officially-withdraws-International-Whaling-Commission-resume-commercial-hunting.html
Broadstone, Stockport, United Kingdom, 42 minutes ago
Once again is showing itself a disgrace to humanity.
再一次表明日本是人類的恥辱。
Henry Wilson, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Managed fishing in territorial waters is Japans prerogative not the bunny huggers
在領海內捕鯨是日本的特權。
Rowan_tree, Inverness, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
I can't bear it, those poor whales. Why can't humans just leave things alone. So distressing.
無法容忍，可憐的鯨魚，為什麼人類就不能順其自然呢?
SuzieSeaweed, Tofino, Canada, 2 hours ago
Get on the Team Japan! The whales are ours, all of ours to protect. They are not there for your own personal greed. They are our Global responsibility.
讓日本歸隊!我們要保護鯨魚，鯨魚是大家的，不是為了你個人的果腹之欲而存在的。保護鯨魚是全球的責任。
jadown, Somewhere quiet and peaceful , Australia, 3 hours ago
And we are supposed to like and respect them?
難道我們要尊重他們的決定？
Jakeman20, Kl, Malaysia, 3 hours ago
Seriously can you let those beautiful giants thrive ? Just sickening from such an advance nation ... It's time china take the lead and do something ... Like mobilising the Navy and start shooting those boats on sight ... Me and those giants will be eternally grateful for such a gesture
說真的，就不能放過大鯨魚嗎?對於一個先進國家來說，這種行為真是噁心。
中國是時候帶頭做點什麼了，比如集結海軍，一看到捕鯨船就開槍……那些鯨魚將永遠感激。
Elizabeth Ng, Singapore, Singapore, 4 hours ago
The faster they go extinct, the lesser suffering they will go through. So much plastic inside the sea, so many fishing nets, their bellies clogs with plastic, toxic sea water, humans trying to kill them, global warming, scarcity of food,
鯨魚越早滅絕，遭受的苦難就越少。海裡有這麼多塑料，漁網，它們的肚子塞滿了塑料，有毒的海水。人類、全球變暖、食物短缺都會將它們趕盡殺絕……
Promidi, Adelaide, 4 hours ago
Oh well, I guess whales will be extinct by the mid 21st century. Nice going humankind.
我想鯨魚會在21世紀中期滅絕，人類太牛了。
Duchesses00, Moorpark, United States, 5 hours ago
Such savagery. This simply cannot go on.
如此野蠻，不能讓這種情況繼續下去。
brave dave, coogee, 7 hours ago
They should be sunk.a terrible nation of people with no empathy for any other living thing on the planet, there should be a globally enforced law against this.
應該把他們擊沉。日本是一個可怕的國家，對地球上的任何其他生物都沒有同情心，應該有一項全球性的法律來禁止這種行為。
Grammy, Igo, 7 hours ago
Further proof Japan won WWII
進一步證明日本贏得了二戰
MGL, Loudoun, United States, 7 hours ago
The whales belong to the planet not the Japanese.
鯨魚屬於這個星球而不是日本。
Ordervstheother, Crestline, United States, 8 hours ago
Soulless, and greedy people...
沒有靈魂、貪婪的人……
Nibbleriswatching, Portland, United States, 8 hours ago
This is disgusting and an outrage!
太噁心了，令人髮指！
glpage, Texas, 9 hours ago
Disgusting, there is no reason to kill whales. Whaling ships should be torpedoed and sunk where ever they are found.
真噁心，無論什麼理由都不能殺鯨魚。無論在什麼地方發現捕鯨船，都應該用魚雷把它擊沉。
whentheworldends, Not telling you, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago
Absolutely sick, stupid and disgusting. The number of whales in our seas is falling! Culture and tradition is NO excuse for rendering a species endangered or extinct. Do these simpletons not know that in time there will be no whales left! What are they going to do then? And we will have lost another natural wonder of this world, due to our own human arrogance and entitlement. This must be stopped.
噁心、無法接受！海洋中的鯨魚數量正在下降!文化和傳統不能成為使一個物種瀕危或滅絕的藉口。這些傻瓜難道不知道，過不了多久，鯨魚就會滅絕嗎?之後，他們要怎麼辦?由於人類的傲慢，我們將失去這個世界的又一個自然奇觀。必須制止這種情況。
an everyday person, scotland, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago
Do not visit and boycott anything from Japan.
抵制日本的一切東西，不要去日本旅遊。
Fyo_Dostoyev, Tiny little island, French Polynesia, 11 hours ago
Boycott all Japanese products. Make it hurt.
抵制日貨，讓日本嘗點苦頭。
KingKong_98, Stanford CA, United States, 11 hours ago
It's time for the world's navies to blow up all Japanese whaling vessels.
世界各國海軍是時候炸毀所有日本捕鯨船了。
Keef , Kingston Upon Hull , United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
Torpedo any vessel found whaling.
發現捕鯨船就用魚雷擊沉。
Aspen90, Rugby, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
We should withdraw from our agreement to keep consciously buying Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Lexus, Subaru, Suzuki and Infinity - see how they like that.
抵制尼桑、本田、豐田、三菱、馬自達、雷克薩斯、斯巴魯、鈴木和英菲尼迪——看看他們作何感想。
Ghost, Essex, 12 hours ago
Do not buy Japanese products
抵制日貨
antmcc74, Manchester, United Kingdom, 12 hours ago
There is no need to kill or eat these beautiful creatures. There is no famine in japan or lack of food. Boycott them. Maybe hunt the japanese fisherman at sea. Is any country going to stand up
沒有必要殺死或吃掉這些美麗的生物。日本沒有鬧饑荒，食物也不短缺。
抵制日本，在海上追捕日本漁民，有哪個國家願意站出來?
POME Brisbaner, Brisbane, Australia, 12 hours ago
Boycott Japan.
抵制日本
Eyes Open, Florida USA, 12 hours ago
Has anybody ever tried it? I¿ve always wondered what it tastes like. Might explain their avarice for it.
有人嘗過鯨魚肉嗎?我一直想知道它是什麼味道。這也許能解釋他們為什麼這麼想捕鯨魚。
KMD1991, Dublin, Ireland, 13 hours ago
Their country, their customs. What can anyone else do?
這是他們的傳統，別人能拿他們怎麼樣？
antmcc74, Manchester, United Kingdom, 12 hours ago
Send them another atom bomb
再送他們一顆原子彈。
Black Cat UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 14 hours ago
Horrible nation China
中國太可怕了
Amyc, london, 14 hours ago
Yes but this is japan
@Black Cat UK 沒錯，但文章說的是日本
Love my dogs, BRIDLINGTON, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago
Both these countries don't like animals
@Amyc這兩個國家都不喜歡動物
zvers, chicago, 14 hours ago
Sink the ships with torpedoes.
用魚雷擊沉捕鯨船。
farageiselite, Ashford, United Kingdom, 14 hours ago
Stop buying Japanese products
抵制日貨
farageiselite, Ashford, United Kingdom, 14 hours ago
Sink the whalers ships!
擊沉捕鯨船!
null, 15 hours ago
In the words of the Japanese Prime Minister 'the world is watching'
用日本首相的話來說，「全世界都在關注」此事
SteMo, London, United Kingdom, 15 hours ago
Japan doesn't play by the rules, they proved that in WW2
日本不按規則辦事，他們在二戰中證明了這一點