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Because consumers aren't capable of international treaties, which is the only mechanism that ended whaling.

• theseadroid 7y ago
  Consumers are well capable of voting in Japan though, isn't it?
  • Zenbit_UX 7y ago
    Was their a we shouldn't hunt whale referendum or are you being deliberately obtuse?
    • SkyBelow 7y ago
      It appears that stopping whaling isn't popular enough for candidates to run based upon it, or if they do, not enough of them win. That puts it back on the voters.