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Eel-eating day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, July 20 Kyodo - A cook grills eel at his restaurant in Tokyo on July 19, 2025, a day for eating eel in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Eel-eating day in Japan

People queue at an eel restaurant in Narita near Tokyo on July 19, 2025, a day for eating eel in Japan.

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Eel-eating day in Japan

A cook grills eel at his restaurant in Narita near Tokyo on July 19, 2025, a day for eating eel in Japan.

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Eel-eating day in Japan

A cook grills eel at his restaurant in Tokyo on July 19, 2025, a day for eating eel in Japan.

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Eel-eating day in Japan

A cook grills eel at his restaurant in Tokyo on July 19, 2025, a day for eating eel in Japan.

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Eel-eating day in Japan

A cook grills eel at his restaurant in Tokyo on July 19, 2025, a day for eating eel in Japan.

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[Breaking News]Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

NARITA, Japan, July 24 Kyodo - A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Narita near Tokyo on July 24, 2024, a day in the calendar when people often eat eel in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Narita near Tokyo on July 24, 2024, a day in the calendar when people often eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are prepared at a restaurant in Tokyo on July 24, 2024, a day in the calendar when people often eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Customers form a line at a restaurant in Narita near Tokyo on July 24, 2024, a day in the calendar when people often eat eel in Japan.

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Eel-eating day

OSAKA, Japan - Skewered eels are broiled at eel restaurant and shop Funaya in Osaka's Ikuno Ward on July 22, 2013, known as "doyo no ushi no hi," a day people in Japan customarily eat eel hoping to beat the summer heat.

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - A cook charcoal broils skewered eels flavored with special ''kabayaki'' sauce at the crowded eel restaurant Kiyokawa in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on July 19. Following a longtime custom, many in Japan eat eels in mid- and late July hoping the practice helps them beat the summer heat.

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - Children and their parents show off charcoal broiled ''kabayaki'' eels they arrange over rice in a 20-meter-long line of containers in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 17. The event was held to promote eels from Taiwan in a season in which many in Japan eat the fish following a longtime custom hoping that the practice helps them beat the summer heat.

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - Children and their parents show off charcoal broiled ''kabayaki'' eels they arrange over rice in a 20-meter-long line of containers in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 17. The event was held to promote eels from Taiwan in a season in which many in Japan eat the fish following a longtime custom hoping that the practice helps them beat the summer heat.

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Eels from Taiwan arrive in Japan for eel-eating season

NARITA, Japan - Airline staff show off eels which have just arrived at Narita airport, outside Tokyo, from Taiwan on July 23. They are part of large shipments of eels which began arriving in Japan to meet a surge in demand created by a centuries-old custom of eating eels at the height of summer.

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Gov't begins inspecting labels of fishery products

TOKYO, Japan - ''Kabayaki'' eels, charcoal broiled and flavored with teriyaki sauce, are on display at a Tokyo supermarket store on July 19 on the eve of the traditional eel-eating day. They are mostly imported from China and Taiwan. The Japanese farm ministry has begun examining whether labels of processed fishery products correctly show the place of origin under the Japanese Agricultural Standards law. The first inspection of its kind follows a series of food-labeling scandals that have heightened consumer concerns about the safety of food products.

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Supplies arrive from Taiwan for eel-eating season

NARITA, Japan - Airline workers at Narita airport, outside Tokyo, on July 17 handle eels which began arriving in Japan from Taiwan to meet a surge in demand at the height of summer.

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Eels from Taiwan arrive in Japan for eel-eating season

NARITA, Japan - Workers at Narita airport, outside Tokyo, show off eels which had just arrived from Taiwan on July 26. They are part of large shipments of eels which began arriving in Japan to meet a surge in demand created by a centuries-old custom of eating eels at the height of summer. The imported eels are packaged to be prepared in the ''kabayaki'' method, in which they are charcoal broiled and flavored with teriyaki sauce.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Osaka on July 23, 2022, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Osaka on July 23, 2022, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Osaka on July 23, 2022, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a restaurant in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on July 23, 2022, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Department store sells eel-shaped doughnuts on "dog days" custom

Eel-shaped doughnuts are on sale at the Ueno branch of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. in Tokyo on July 20, 2015, to take advantage of Japan's eel-eating custom known as the "Midsummer Day of the Ox" in late July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Customary eel-eating day in Japan

An eel restaurant chef broils skewered eels in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2015, known as the day of the ox in midsummer ("Doyo No Ushi No Hi"). It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on the day in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Customary eel-eating day in Japan

An eel restaurant chef broils skewered eels in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2015, known as the day of the ox in midsummer ("Doyo No Ushi No Hi"). It is a Japanese custom to eat eel on the day in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - Children and their parents show off charcoal broiled ''kabayaki'' eels they arrange over rice in a 20-meter-long line of containers in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 17. The event was held to promote eels from Taiwan in a season in which many in Japan eat the fish following a longtime custom hoping that the practice helps them beat the summer heat. (Kyodo)

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - Children and their parents show off charcoal broiled ''kabayaki'' eels they arrange over rice in a 20-meter-long line of containers in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on July 17. The event was held to promote eels from Taiwan in a season in which many in Japan eat the fish following a longtime custom hoping that the practice helps them beat the summer heat. (Kyodo)

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Japan in eel-eating season

TOKYO, Japan - A cook charcoal broils skewered eels flavored with special ''kabayaki'' sauce at the crowded eel restaurant Kiyokawa in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on July 19. Following a longtime custom, many in Japan eat eels in mid- and late July hoping the practice helps them beat the summer heat. (Kyodo)

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 20, 2018, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are broiled at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 20, 2018, as the day falls on "Doyo-no-ushi-no-hi," or the midsummer day of the ox, when Japanese customarily eat eels in the hope of beating the summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A woman (front) takes out broiled eel at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan. A clear sheet was installed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

People eat eel at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan. The number of seats for customers was reduced to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eel is on sale at a supermarket in Tokyo on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Osaka on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eel is on sale at a supermarket in Tokyo on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eel is on sale at a supermarket in Tokyo on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Osaka on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks eel at a restaurant in Osaka on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are prepared at a restaurant in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are prepared at a restaurant in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Traditional eel-eating day in Japan

Eels are prepared at a restaurant in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020, known as a day to eat eel in Japan.

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Customers eat eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eel-eating day in Japan

Chefs cook eel at a traditional restaurant in Narita, near Tokyo, on July 27, 2019, the day of eel eating in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo