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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.

Protest over Japan PM Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

People gather around the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on the situation in Taiwan, which has led to a diplomatic row between Japan and China.

State Guest House lit in orange

State Guest House in Tokyo is illuminated in orange as part of a government campaign against child abuse on Nov. 18, 2025.