Meat from a minke whale, which was 7.9 meters long and weighed 5.7 tons, captured off the coast of Nemuro in Hokkaido, was put up for auction in Taiji Town, Wakayama, on April 1.
Japanese whalers have restarted commercial whaling after a 31-year break. The decision prompted outrage among activists, but experts say it might actually seal the fate of Japan's whaling industry.