Japan To Inspect Protest-Hit Whaling Fleet - Media
Japan To Inspect Protest-Hit Whaling Fleet - Media JAPAN: April 14, 2008 TOKYO - Japanese coast guard and police will inspect the country's whaling fleet this week after the ships' heated clashes with conservation activists in the Southern Ocean earlier in the year, media reported on Sunday. Investigations so far have eyed possible charges such as assault and obstruction of business through threats, although authorities will probably have a hard time identifying suspects, Kyodo news agency said.