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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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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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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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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

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Eel-eating day in Japan

A chef cooks 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, Chiba Prefecture, on July 25, 2017, 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 Osaka, western Japan, on July 25, 2017, 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 Osaka, western Japan, on July 25, 2017, 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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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.