One - Tradition and culture do not describe the tools we use to hunt or the way we hunt. They describe the practice and the way we feed hundreds of people without asking for anything in return. Tradition is not THINGS.  This type of racism is called a 'micro aggression', that is passing judgment on what our culture should look like even though you are not part of it. We are allowed to have  have modern amenities, we do not have to run around in skins with obsidian spears and have half of our whaling crews die to count as 'Real Natives.'  That is not how it works. TWO - Ah the Japanese fear mongering.  This is a logical fallacy..the 'slippery slope' argument. Our strikes are based on actual science that is internationally monitored.  The Japanese take care of their population of whales very poorly, we do not. We are not stepping 'back' into the 21st century, because that would look like a bunch of white Europeans demolishing the whale population. If you think it's an advantage, explain.