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==History, Japan and Australia==

==History, Japan and Australia==

Th Japanese industry depended on the transfer of whaling technology, including equipment and techniques, from Norway from the late 19th century until the 1930s.<ref>Eldrid Mageli,  "Norwegian-Japanese Whaling Relations in the Early 20th Century: a Case of Successful Technology Transfer." ''Scandinavian Journal of History'' 2006 31(1): 1-16.  </ref>   

The Japanese industry depended on the transfer of whaling technology, including equipment and techniques, from Norway from the late 19th century until the 1930s.<ref>Eldrid Mageli,  "Norwegian-Japanese Whaling Relations in the Early 20th Century: a Case of Successful Technology Transfer." ''Scandinavian Journal of History'' 2006 31(1): 1-16.  </ref>   

Wolfe (2006) traces the rise of Australia's interest in the Antarctic in the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, examining the efforts of individuals, private companies, and later the Australian government to promote and develop an Antarctic whaling industry. The market for whale products, the imperatives of politicians in Australia and abroad, the geography of both Australia and Antarctica, and the character of the Australian population helped to shape this ambition. Of equal importance were the effects of wars and economic depressions. In the end it was a failed ambition. Preoccupied with other priorities, Australia failed to understand and engage with the complexity of the international whaling industry. Swept aside by Japan and other whaling nations, Australia had few choices but to turn its back on Antarctic whaling. Instead, the country's political and economic resources were focused on developing a shore whaling industry on its own coasts.<ref> Adam Wolfe, "Australian Whaling Ambitions and Antarctica." ''International Journal of Maritime History'' 2006 18(2): 305-322. Issn: 0843-8714 </ref>

Wolfe (2006) traces the rise of Australia's interest in the Antarctic in the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries, examining the efforts of individuals, private companies, and later the Australian government to promote and develop an Antarctic whaling industry. The market for whale products, the imperatives of politicians in Australia and abroad, the geography of both Australia and Antarctica, and the character of the Australian population helped to shape this ambition. Of equal importance were the effects of wars and economic depressions. In the end it was a failed ambition. Preoccupied with other priorities, Australia failed to understand and engage with the complexity of the international whaling industry. Swept aside by Japan and other whaling nations, Australia had few choices but to turn its back on Antarctic whaling. Instead, the country's political and economic resources were focused on developing a shore whaling industry on its own coasts.<ref> Adam Wolfe, "Australian Whaling Ambitions and Antarctica." ''International Journal of Maritime History'' 2006 18(2): 305-322. Issn: 0843-8714 </ref>