According to the whalers, they are trying to learn about the environment.
Around 300 whales are taken by the Japanese for 'scientific reasons'.
Yes, but they are limited to those trying to learn Japanese. Try www.jref.com
Japanese culture is learned by having Japanese family members. When someone is around a specific culture all the time, they learn it without even trying.
the Japanese
I don't think there actually is a Japanese word for "royal" but you can write it in katakana and it would be pronounced like "Ro-Ya-Ru"you would get it if you are trying to learn Japanese.
Because many animals, including whales, can sense when there's about to be an earthquake, so the whales all left Japanese waters.
the Japanese are killing them to eat them
To kill whales.
Antarctica.
An exact number for the population of whales is unknown so the percentage hunted by the Japanese cannot be calculated.
because they're pricks
They can and do, whatever the rights or wrongs.