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JAPANESE WHALING

Australians’ Want to Boycott Japanese Products; Believe Government Should do More

Australian adults overwhelmingly oppose Japanese whaling activity in the southern oceans. Ninety three percent of Australians say they oppose it while only a tiny proportion - two percent - say they support it.

Australians also, albeit by a lesser margin, believe the Australian government is not doing enough to prevent Japanese whaling in the southern oceans. Seventy percent of Australians believe this, while only 15% think the government rather is doing enough. However, there is a certain amount of uncertainty in the public’s understanding and opinions on the matter, with a further 15% being unsure either way.

Almost three quarters of Australians (72%) say that they would be prepared to refuse to buy Japanese goods and services to apply pressure on the Japanese to pressure them to stop whaling. Women are particularly open to this, with 80% saying they’d be prepared to boycott Japanese products or services while only 9% say they’d not be prepared to do this.

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