like a scene out of moby dick whaling ship setting sail on japan's 1st commercial hunt in years conservationists call a cruel and outdated some japanese calm way to get the teeth into it. it was all hands on deck before setting sail on a hunt that's been 3 decades coming these are the men that will bring fresh local whales back to japan. are ready and so are the crew. bigger and fatter whales means better meat. transport as fresh as possible so that old people can taste it and remember the old days of. communities like stand ready to cash in this japan defies international outcry and pushes ahead with the practice. to send off commercial whaling ships for the 1st time in 31 years is