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Australia irrational in its opposition to whaling says Japan

A top Japanese government official has labelled Australia irrational and hypocritical over its opposition to whaling.

Tokyo correspondent Mark Simkin reports.

The Japanese whaliing fleet is currently hunting Minke whales in the oceans near Australia. According to Maseyuki Kamatsu a senior official with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. the fleet is gathering valuable scientific information. He has attacked Australia's opposition to whaling, saying Australia kills millions of kangaroos each year. Mr Kamatsu accused Australia of adopting an irrational and hypocritical double standard. Mark Simkin Tokyo.

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