Petition · past parliament
Condemn Japan for resuming commercial whaling and quiting the IWC.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Japan confirms it will quit IWC to resume commercial whaling in its waters in July 2019. An international ban has been in place since 1986. Japan claims that stocks have recovered, but this is not an acceptable excuse when marine ecosystems are also under threat from climate change and pollution.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.