Why Japan has a tradition of whaling and how the Japanese really like whale meat so much

The Japanese have a tradition of hunting whales because they had to do it at the time. In the history of Japan, the Japanese emperor has issued many times "meat ban", the Tokugawa shogunate generals, but also issued a "biological compassion order", the provisions of cattle and horses can not be eaten, dog meat is also illegal, at that time Japan does not raise sheep.

Finally, the Japanese were forced into a nation of fish and wild vegetables, and eating whales became a matter of course.