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Eating whale meat, particularly from fin whales, raises significant health and environmental concerns.

Life Expectancy and Reproduction: Fin whales, like other large whales, have long life spans (up to 90 years) and slow reproductive rates. This means that overharvesting can quickly deplete populations, making it difficult for them to recover. Whales play critical roles in marine ecosystems, and their decline can have cascading negative effects.

Mercury Levels: Whales, being at the top of the marine food chain, accumulate high levels of mercury and other heavy metals through a process called bioaccumulation. This is particularly concerning for human health because mercury is a potent neurotoxin. Regular consumption of whale meat can lead to mercury poisoning, which can cause severe neurological and developmental problems, especially in pregnant women and young children.

Other Contaminants: Besides mercury, whale meat can also contain other pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins, which are also harmful to human health. These substances are known to cause cancer and other serious health issues. Health Risks of Eating Whale Meat

Mercury Poisoning: Symptoms include tremors, insomnia, memory loss, neuromuscular effects, headaches, and cognitive and motor dysfunctions.

PCBs and Dioxins: These chemicals can lead to cancer, immune system damage, reproductive and developmental issues, and endocrine disruption.

Given these risks, many health experts and organizations advise against the consumption of whale meat. If consumed, it should be done infrequently and in very small amounts to minimize exposure to these harmful substances. Additionally, the ethical and environmental considerations of whaling make it a contentious practice, and many advocate for the protection and conservation of whale populations.

its funny that people are still referring to cannabis as being harmful. I have never heard of anyone overdosing or dying from cannabis. While we have a suspected 5 dead because of a supplement easily obtainable in Japan.

So they have changed the constitution without changing the constitution. It’s more like the government are trying to suppress anybody that asks it to many questions.

A sad loss. RIP Aki San.

Posting false information hurts democracy? LOL. A lot of fake information comes from those very democracy’s.

Please stay out of it Japan.

Dumping of nuclear waste and heavy metals into the oceans has been going on for many years. Dumping this water is probably much less harmful to the planets ecology than all the waste plastic being used and dumped.

We know that Japan is expecting a big quake. We are told that buildings in Tokyo are mainly earthquake proof after ‘95. We really have to wonder exactly how safe we are from n Tokyo.

So, Sony have been spending money without understanding what and why they are doing it?

I am sure your shareholders are happy!

Tax the business and the business will react. Likely, they won’t increase salaries. Spending goes down and the government loses tax in other areas.

The government are on a hiding to nothing on this fiscal roundabout.

It will get harder for the general workers. Bunker down everyone!

Another waste of Japanese resources. He isn’t a negotiator with skill, he doesn’t have skill and would be better off staying in Japan.

Saikawa should stay out of business that does not concern him.

They don’t want to frighten those people. So let’s just scare everyone.

This is more about shareholders in the company. These announcements will push the share price, benefiting the owners of shares. I wonder if they have really found anything that contributes to this problem.

@Fighto

what utter nonsense. The queens funeral was 3 days ago. There would be no correlation as you are suggesting.

I’m amazed this has been reported.

Someone is bending the figure’s to fix a rhetoric that Japan is ok. This is also called burying one head in the sand.

If you see busy restaurants, it’s because many others have already closed.

All these politicians, without exception need to grow up.

I think they should be focusing on all the plastic generated, not the paper cups. I am sure biodegradable paper cups could be used. But the plastic is far more of a problem.

So much corruption. When will it end, so Japan can start re-building.

How about, instead of subsidising rice field owners not to grow rice and subsidise them to grow wheat.

Whoever briefed the marketing team, and, of course the marketing team/ director should lose their jobs. This alone would be reason enough not to invest in Zipair.

They probably could organise a ‘piss up in a brewerey’.

How embarrassing for Japan to be represented by a group of bumbling idiots.

Just open the borders and let the tourists bring their money with them.

The people that covered it up, just didn’t think it through. Now covering up a picture of Putin, that I would understand.

Investors need transparency. Unfortunately I doubt these companies want others to know what is going on behind there closed doors. When foreign companies come along to buy out the remnants it will be all too late.

This news is too funny.

Will all operatives be issued with the latest windows XP or will they be able to work remotely using their home network, laptop and tablet.

Wow. Is anyone being arrested for the theft?

It seems this government has little control and can’t govern this country. Unbelievable. They may as well stop all restrictions.

Milk and other dairy products are the top source of saturated fat in the American diet, contributing to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. Studies have also linked dairy to an increased risk of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers.

https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/nutrition-information/health-concerns-about-dairy

I wonder what bacteria may be growing in these masks.