It is true that there is deep cultural friction over whaling among pro-whaling nations, such as Japan, and anti-whaling nations, such as the U.S. and Australia. However, the main purpose of Japan's whaling research is to collect and study the data on the number of whales and so forth.
it is crucial for the U.S. to initiate a long-term plan to give aid to those who are vulnerable and to operate under the assumption that this recession will last a lot longer.