Australian leader Turnbull says his country disappointed with Japan's return to whaling
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Australia's leader has said that his country is "very disappointed" with Japan's decision to resume whaling in Antarctic waters.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the remark to reporters in Tokyo during a one-day visit to Japan on Friday.
He described Australia and Japan as good friends who should discuss their differences frankly.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Japan stopped whaling last year after an international court ruled against its program. It has since revised the program to reduce its maximum catch considerably, and a fleet of whaling ships set out at the beginning of this month for a scaled-down, three-month hunt.