The International Whaling Commission was considering lifting the "international ban on whaling" because of pressure from countries like Japan and Iceland.

基于来自日本和冰岛等国的压力，国际捕鲸委员会正考虑实行“国际捕鲸禁令”。

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Japan, Norway, and Iceland have illegally killed nearly 35, 000 whales since the inception of the moratorium.

从禁令延期执行开始，日本，挪威和冰岛已经合法捕杀将近35,000条鲸鱼。

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Japan tops world life expectancies with 83 years, followed by Australia, Iceland, Italy, San Marino and Switzerland (82 years), a report newly issued by the World Health Organization said.

世界卫生组织最新发布的一份报告显示，日本是世界上最长寿的国家，国民平均寿命为83岁。 澳大利亚、冰岛、意大利、圣马力诺和瑞士并列第二，平均寿命为82岁。

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Iceland and Japan are among the few countries that still hunt whales amid global opposition.

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They were opposed by Japan, Spain, Portugal, Russia and Iceland all hosts to large, ocean-going trawling fleets as well as Canada, even though its trawlers do not go to the high seas.

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