In Photos: Japanese commercial whalers head out to sea
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The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside bid the crew farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside bid the crew farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside including family of the crew bid it farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside including family of the crew bid it farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside bid the crew farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside bid the crew farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura) -
A departure ceremony for the "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is held at Shimonoseki Port in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) -
Crew members of the "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship wait to board after a departure ceremony in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen putting out to sea as people on the quayside bid the crew farewell in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura) -
People see off the "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship as it leaves port in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) -
People see off the "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship as it leaves port in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) -
The "Nisshin Maru" whale processing ship is seen sailing through the Kanmon Straits between Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's main islands on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Toyokazu Tsumura) -
Yoshifumi Kai, the chairman of the Japan Small-Type Whaling Association, speaks to the media about the resumption of commercial whaling, at the port in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) -
Crewmen of small whaling boats attend a ceremony marking the resumption of commercial whaling at the port in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) -
Foreign journalists gather in Kushiro Port to report on the resumption of commercial whaling in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, on July 1, 2019. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka)
