Japanese’s Chief Negotiator Koji Tsuruoka, right, shakes hand with General Counsel of Australia Bill Campbell, left, before the International Court of Justice delivers its verdict in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: AP Photo Japan will respect an International Court of Justice order to end its annual Antarctic whale hunt despite “deep disappointment” with the landmark decision, it said on Monday. The Court decided in favour of Australia, ruling that Japan’s whale hunt in the Southern Ocean was not scientific and it should cease the program “with immediate effect”. “As a state that respects the rule…
