Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, are expected to challenge the 10-year-old ban on commercial whale hunting. 在日本的領導下，支持捕鯨的國家正打算推翻實施已有十年之久的禁止商業捕鯨規定。
The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission begins on Friday on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. 國際捕鯨委員會年度會議將於星期五在聖啟斯島召開。
Now, this move comes as the Japanese authorities are trying to cultivate an appetite for whale among the younger generation in Japan. 日本官方一面展開這項行動，一面培養年輕一代對鯨魚的胃口。
Atika Shubert went out on the street to find out more about it. 阿提卡‧舒伯特到街頭上去進一步了解狀況。
Your lunchbox may not be big enough for this -- whale burgers, 一般的便當盒可能裝不下這種鯨魚堡。
part of Japan's bid to revive a taste for whale meat among the nation's young. 日本目前試圖重新喚起年輕一代對鯨魚肉的愛好，這種鯨魚堡只是手段之一。
Despite generations of a whaling tradition, whale consumption has plummeted in Japan. 日本雖然是歷史悠久的捕鯨國家，現在鯨魚消費量卻已大幅下降。
The government blames a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling amid claims 日本政府把這種現象歸咎於在一九八六年的一項商業捕鯨禁令。
from environmental groups that whales are an endangered species. 當初訂定這項禁令是因為環保團體聲稱鯨魚是瀕臨絕種動物，
The government takes a different position. 但是日本政府卻抱持不同立場。
There is no "the whale." There are a variety of whales. 世界上不是只有一種「鯨魚」，鯨魚有各種不同種類。
And some whales, like the blue whale, is actually threatened with extinction. 有些鯨魚，例如藍鯨，確實已經瀕臨絕種。
But others, such as the minke whale, has have enough number of animals. 但是其他鯨魚仍然數量很多，例如小鬚鯨就是。
So we can utilize those whales in a sustainable manner. 因此，我們可以採取保育發展的方式利用鯨魚資源。
Japan used to haul in more than 200,000 tons a year. 日本過去每年捕捉二十萬噸的鯨魚，
It is now limited to 5,000 in so-called scientific hunts -- whales killed for research legally sold on the market. 現在則只限於五千噸的所謂科學捕鯨。這種為了科學研究所宰殺的鯨魚，事後也可以合法在市場上販售。
But few people are buying. 不過，買這種鯨魚肉的人很少。
High cost and short supply means many Japanese under the age of 30 have never tasted this other red meat. 由於鯨魚肉量少價高，因此許多三十歲以下的日本人都沒有嚐過。
Stockpiles of whale are piling up to the government's despair. 鯨魚肉滯銷使得日本政府備感焦慮。
The government is heavily promoting whales, so we've come to one of Tokyo's few whale restaurants 日本政府目前正大力推廣鯨魚肉，所以我們也就來到一家東京僅存的少數鯨魚餐廳，
to understand why it's so important for Japan to eat more whale. 了解多吃鯨魚為什麼對日本那麼重要。
Thirty-five-year-old Shintaro Sato comes from a whaling family. 現年三十五歲的佐藤慎太郎生長於捕鯨家族，
His grandfather hunted the giant mammals, his father opened up this whale restaurant that he's inherited. 他的祖父以捕鯨為生，他的父親則開了這家餐廳，現在由他繼承下來接手經營。
He knows about the controversy but believes that sustainable whaling is the answer. 他知道捕鯨活動備受爭議，但是認為答案在於永續保育法捕鯨。
We need a lot of time to the follow whale program, but I trust the Japanese government. 我們需要很多時間來遵循鯨魚計畫，但我對日本政府有信心。
Assuring us that we are not eating an endangered species, Sato recommends several whale delicacies: 佐藤保證我們吃的絕對不是瀕臨絕種動物，然後向我們推薦了幾種鯨魚美食：
whale back, whale skin, whale colon and whale bacon, all served raw on the impressive slab of a whale tooth. 鯨背、鯨魚皮、鯨魚結腸、以及鯨醃肉，全都是生食，盛在一片寬大的鯨魚牙齒上。
He insists it has the meaty taste of beef with less fat, though there is an oily fish aftertaste. 他聲稱鯨魚肉吃起來就像脂肪較少的牛肉，但是吞下去之後又有一種油油的魚味。
He also introduces some of the whale's more delicate parts. 他也向我們介紹鯨魚其他比較敏感的部位。
The whale's penis. 這是「鯨鞭」。
Sato has an example of this whale-sized organ hanging prominently by his cash register. How many people could it feed? 佐藤在收銀機旁掛著一根這種巨大的器官。這樣一根夠多少人吃呢？
Maybe 400 people. 大概四百人吧。
He says it has medicinal properties that only benefit men. I can only hope for no lingering side effects. 他說吃了對男人具藥效。我只希望不要有長期副作用就好。
We took a plate of fried whale meat onto the streets of Tokyo to tempt the city's youth. 我們拿了一盤炸鯨魚肉到東京街頭上讓年輕人試吃。
These girls said, "tastes like chicken, goes well with beer, but probably not worth extinction." 這些女孩說：「嚐起來像雞肉，配上啤酒很不錯。但是大概不值得為此讓鯨魚絕種。」
This 16-year-old said it tasted like liver. He'd take a regular burger over a whale burger any day. 這名十六歲的青年說吃起來像肝臟，他寧可吃一般的漢堡。
Everyone we asked was under 30 years old. For most, this was their first time to eat whale. 我們訪問的對象都是三十歲以下的年輕人，其中大多數人都是第一次吃到鯨魚肉。
Would it be their last? 這會不會也是他們的最後一次呢？