But Tokyo has a dilemma: by rapidly expanding its whale hunt, Japan now kills more of the giant mammals than its consumers care to eat.
The result is an unprecedented glut of whale meat. Prices — once about $15 a pound — are plunging, inventories are bursting, and promoters are scrambling to get Japanese to eat more whale.
It's a tough sell.
"To put it simply, whale meat tastes horrible," said 30-year-old Kosuke Nakamura, one of the diners at a Hana No Mai restaurant in Tokyo who turned their noses up at whale meat.
I wonder if this is another reason Japan won't open it's border to US beef. Try to get its citizens to eat whale meat. They get what they deserve.
Beef, its what's for dinner. Whale, just for the dogs.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
