"Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere became a wanted person in Japan following her brief role in a protest aiming to save the dolphins and whales from being massacred by local fishermen.

The 18-year-old actress just said in an interview that an arrest warrant was issued on her name as a consequence of the Save the Whales protest last month.

"I learned today that I have an arrest warrant out for me in Japan because of what I did for Save the Whales," Panettiere is quoted as telling E! News. According to Usmagazine.com, the warrant is for obstruction of commerce.

Last month, Panettiere together with a group of American and Australian surfers in Japan tried to drive dolphins away from a cove where fisherman where carrying out killings. After returning to shore, the group headed directly to Osaka and left the country to avoid being arrested for trespassing by the Japanese national police.

When asked what repercussions of the warrant might be, Panettiere said, "Potentially jail, but I doubt it. ... I guess they could come here and get us, but probably not."  

Speaking further, the starlet revealed that she is surprised by the publicity her movie received, saying: "In this town, you tend to be able to get publicity when you're not wearing underwear or [you're] in rehab. I was very excited that people were interested in what we did."

Despite calling the experience rather frightening, Panettiere confessed she would do it all over again.