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epa07686864 A minke whale is brought into a slaughterhouse after it was caught on the first day after the resumption of commercial whaling, in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, 01 July 2019. Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on 30 June 2019 and began commercial whale hunt for the first time in 31 years. EPA/JIJI PRESS / POOL JAPAN OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ NO ARCHIVES