95% of Japanese rarely or never eat whale.

for good reason; i tried it in japan, its pretty gamey and tough.

Japanese eat between 4000 and 5000 tons annually, only one ounce per person per YEAR on average, and the country throws away 3500 to 4000 tons per year, about 40%.of all harvested whale meat

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/japan-considers-leaving-international-whaling-commission