Commercial whaling ships in Japan are back out on the waters after years of 'scientific' whaling. In defiance of a huge international backlash, the whalers are setting sale in the country's first commercial whale hunt since 1986 despite a huge international backlash. Conservations say whale hunting is cruel and outdated. But in Japan, government promoters say it's a tradition. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dw_stories/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/channel/deutschewelle