Japan's New Government Supports Whaling

Japan's new center left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama continues to support Japan's whaling operations.

Japan's new government urged Australia on Tuesday to help prevent violent attacks by activists on Japanese whalers as it stood by the country's traditional support for whaling, an official said.

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith on the sidelines of this year's UN General Assembly.