[GoNative]

I'm not saying it is. I'm not arguing morality here. The killing of dolphins in Taiji is purely financial for some in that local community. And as far as I'm concerened that is all it is.
I also believe that the vast bulk of Japanese people have no idea whatsoever of what occurs there. If they did I suspect many would also be appalled at the way the slaughter is carried out.
No country gets to just do whatever it wants without criticism in this day and age. Japan can choose to condone what occurs in Taiji but it can't expect to receive no criticism for it. The criticsm is about the slaughter of dolphins not racism against the Japanese people.
I honestly don't understand your reference to hunting aboriginies in Australia. It is a part of Australian history that is shameful for most Australians and thankfully we moved on from that barbaric past.
People today believe the slaughter of dolphins in Taiji is barbaric as well. They have every right to criticise those doing it. Japan is not immune from international criticism.
And to play the racism card every time it occurs gets a little boring...