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Japanese whalers bring home 1st commercial catch in 31 years

TOKYO - Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause amid slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation.   A fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro earlier Monday and brought back two minke whales.     A crane lifted them and slowly placed them on the back of a truck to be taken to a portside factory for processing.   Workers in blue plastic overalls poured sake from paper cups onto the first whale to express thanks and celebrate t...

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