Preface
　　……………… Nobuhiro KISHIGAMI

Whaling in the World and Recent Research Trends on Anthropological Studies of Whaling
　　……………… Nobuhiro KISHIGAMI

Part 1. Commercial Whaling
　　Updates and Problems of Whaling Activities in Iceland
　　……………… Hisashi HAMAGUCHI
　　From Oil to Meat: History and Prospects of Modern Whaling
　　……………… Jun AKAMINE

Part 2. Indigenous Whaling
　　Current Status and Issues of Indigenous Whaling in North America
　　……………… Nobuhiro KISHIGAMI
　　Whales in Greenlandic Society: Capture and Utilization
　　……………… Shunwa HONDA（ Henry STEWART）

Part 3. Small-Scale Coastal Whaling
　　Japanese Small-Type Whaling: History and Current Status
　　……………… Hajime ISHIKAWA
　　Whale Hunting and Indigenous Culture of the Faroe Islands, Denmark: A Brief Report in Comparison with Taiji, Japan
　　……………… Motohiro KAWASHIMA

Part 4. International Politics and History of Local Beliefs Concerning Whales
　　EU’s Management of the Life and Death of Whales and Its Political Implications
　　……………… Minori TAKAHASHI
　　To God to Be Protected from God of Protection: A Case Study of Whale God Belief in Korea and Vietnam
　　……………… Sun-ae II

Concluding Remarks
　　……………… Nobuhiro KISHIGAMI

List of Contributors