Japan has finally defied the decision of the International Court of Justice by resuming its yearly whale hunt. This move may lead Japan to face further diplomatic embarrassment because of not accepting the decision of the court that was announced in the favor of the claims made by the Australian government.

Australian government has argued in the International Court of Justice that Japan fools the whole world by killing whales in the name of scientific researches, when the main motive behind the annual hunt of whales is to get meat. The evidence of this is the fact that anyone can easily get whale meat in Japan.

A Japanese whaling fleet has left port under tight security for the first time since the International Court of Justice ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. As of now, four ships have departed from the fishing town of Ayukawa in the northeast.

It was believed by some observers that the Japanese government will halt its annual whale hunt after the last month's court ruling, but Tokyo has done exactly the opposite by resuming its annual hunt for whale flesh, which is very popular in Japan. But the move of Japan is likely to set off a new battle with critics who are against whale hunting.

"People from outside are saying a lot of things, but we want them to understand our perspective as much as possible. For me, whaling is more attractive than any other job", said Koji Kato, a 22-year-old crew member.

Yuki Inomata, who works in a local whale meat processing factory, said that he is happy to see that the annual hunt has started once again over fears about the future of the industry in Japan.

Inomata said that he does not know what is set to happen next, but he hopes that whaling will be continued by Japan.