Japan threatens to go it alone on whaling – earth – 01 June 2007 – New Scientist Environment
Japan threatened to quit the International Whaling Commission on Thursday after fierce opposition from anti-whaling nations forced it to scrap a proposal to allow four coastal villages to hunt minke whales.

Go it alone on what planet? There is no going it alone anymore. This is one tiny planet and everything is connected. When will governments – the USA on Global Warming and Japan on whaling – get this? The sooner the better for all of us.