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From former whaling ports and hidden Christian sites to coral-rich seas and quiet farming villages, this maze of islands form ...

Decades after the global fight over whaling reached a boiling point, one of its most dramatic moments came in 2014 when a ...

In 2014, one of the most dangerous confrontations in the anti-whaling war was caught on camera when the Japanese catcher ...

Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and healthcare IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum's 30th annual reading of "Moby-Dick" kicks off on Jan. 3. (Courtesy New Bedford Whaling Museum) "Call me Ishmael” — one of the most famous first lines in literary ...

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Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos. By Jill Cowan Jill Cowan grew up in the ...

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media. By Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu Lily Kuo ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is hosting a series of events this fall, including a climate-focused film festival and a keynote address by renowned climate leader Bill McKibben. The museum's fall ...