This week we had the pleasure of hosting Greenpeace Japan's anti-whaling campaigner Toru Suzuki to Canberra.

One-half of the so called Tokyo Two, Toru shot to headlines in Japan last year when he exposed a whale meat scandal revealing widespread corruption throughout the country's whaling industry. He is currently awaiting trial and faces up to 10 years in prison for his efforts to bring down whaling in Japan.

Toru was in Canberra to deliver a talk at Parliament House about the future of the campaign against Japanese whaling.

Check out some pictures of Rachel and Toru meeting in Canberra.

Read the Greens' media release about what the Australian Government can do to take action on the matter, especially with the new government in Japan.

You can watch Rachel & Toru talking about the issues surrounding Japanese whaling.

I'd also encourage you all to take the time to watch Greenpeace's short video explaining Toru Suzuki and Junichi Sato's situation:

It was great to have Toru as a guest in Canberra, and hear about his experiences in fighting the whaling industry within Japan.