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WHALING IN JAPAN: Power, Politics and Diplomacy, by Jun Morikawa. Ever wonder why landlocked nations such as Mali, Mongolia and Laos with no tradition of whaling are members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)? According to Jun Morikawa, the Japanese government sponsors the membership of third-world countries in the IWC to boost support for Japan's pro-whaling initiatives. This vote-buying, however, has done little for Japan's image.