If the activists did it right then the Japanese whalers are incorrect in what they are doing (actually hostage situations are illegal anyways). The activists had to have received permission to board the ship and the letter they were delivering was an international legal document. All ship captions have to accept letters like that.
The whalers dont seem to be apart of the Japanese government, more hired by a research firm but hopefully the British and Australian navies sink all Japanese ships around Australia.










