While this ocean mammoth is dubbed “blue,” its color is more a reflection of the ... humans could only obtain blue whale meat and blubber when a beaching occurred. As whaling technology ...

In Shimonoseki, where 250 kilograms (550 lbs) of fin whale meat was flown from Hokkaido for the event, the tail meat — a delicacy known as “onomi” — fetched the day’s highest price at ...