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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows pavilions and other facilities being dismantled at what was the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows pavilions and other facilities being dismantled at what was the venue of the World Exposition in Osaka on Nov. 19, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Pavilions and other facilities are being dismantled at the former World Exposition site in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

1 month after Osaka expo's closing

Dismantling work is under way at Kuwait's pavilion at the former World Exposition site in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2025, about a month after the event's closing.

Trial of 2022 deadly tour boat accident off Hokkaido

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Kushiro District Court in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of the first hearing of a trial for the president of a tourist boat operator over a 2022 fatal marine accident. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula in April 2022, leaving 26 people dead or missing. (Pool photo)

World Exposition ahead of closing

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Oct. 12, 2025, the eve of the event's conclusion.

World Exposition ahead of closing

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Oct. 12, 2025, the eve of the event's conclusion.

2025 World Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku in Washington

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, attends the national cherry blossom festival in Washington on April 13, 2025.

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