Yahoo! Japan continues to sell large quantities of ivory products on its online auction and shopping sites including whole tusks and hanko name seals, which are often associated with ivory tusks of illegal origin. (eia-global.org)
WASHINGTON, DC — The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today condemned the Government of Japan's decision to launch a nationwide ivory tusk registration campaign characterizing it as a large - scale amnesty of illegal ivory. (eia-global.org)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department recently announced it obtained evidence suggesting that government - contracted Japan Wildlife Research Centre (JWRC) and ivory trader «Raftel» colluded to illegally register ivory tusks. (eia-global.org)