11.   The Japanese whaling fleet is about to embark on its second hunt of the year in waters off Antarctica.

12.   A Japanese naval fleet will reciprocate the visit next year.

13.   A Japanese whaling fleet has been ordered out of Australian waters in the Antarctic, a government official said Wednesday.

14.   Three activists of the environmental organisation Greenpeace Monday chained themselves to a ship they claim is supplying the Japanese whaling fleet in the Ross Sea.

15.   The Japanese fleet has maintained a discreet profile in the region since the war.