Key point in the article is this:

On a visit to the former Tsukiji fish market area in downtown Tokyo, Yuuka Fujikawa from Hokkaido, said she has hardly seen whale meat sold at supermarkets. “I’ve actually never tried it myself,” she said.

I've never seen it in the supermarket and I've only seen whale meat at a restaurant once (whale bacon, it was called, and it was literally fishy bacon. I can see why nobody is fucking buying that shit)

The industry is dying (rightfully) and you have a bunch of people trying to keep it afloat.

Ffffffffuuuuuuuccccccccckkkkkkkkk

I hate this so much. There is no need to do it. None whatsoever.

Reminds me of when Japan was the big boogeyman and stories about their whale hunting got a lot more negative attention.

Stop eating the sentient fucking creatures!

Why?? What the hell do they even use it for???

Edit: from the article, just for food and to preserve "traditional Japanese food culture." Tradition is dumb. Literally just peer pressure from ghosts.