What is Ivory? Population and Distribution of African Elephants; The History of Ivory Use in Japan; Japan’s Regulation on Domestic Ivory Trade and Restrictions on Taking Ivory Outside of Japan; Adoption of Conf. 10.10 “Trade in Elephant Specimens” and Its Summary; Japan’s Efforts to Achieve the Objectives of CITES (MIKE Program)

Some Japanese bureaucrats may feel that giving ground on ivory could undermine their case when it comes to whales. But Tetsuji Ida, a leading environmental journalist, said several senior officials in the Ministry of the Environment would like to see Japan close its ivory market.

International seizures of legally purchased ivory in Japan make it clear that Japan’s domestic ivory market poses a threat to international efforts to combat poaching and the illegal ivory trade, particularly as others close their own domestic trades and markets shift.

The Japanese government insists that poached ivory from Africa does not enter the country; its ivory market only draws on stocks of pre-ban and legally imported ivory. But given the widespread laundering of poached tusks in ivory markets elsewhere, most elephant advocates are convinced that it must be happening in Japan as well—even if there ...

Elephant ivory trade (including whole tusks, cut pieces and ivory products) is restricted by CITES and by Japanese laws. Import/export between Japan and other countries and domestic trade are prohibited in principle.

Apr 27, 2010 · Japan Shopping and Auction sites sell more than four hundred whale and dolphin products (through around 100 whale trading companies), and thousands of ivory hanko and other ivory products(through 354 companies).

Apr 24, 2000 · From whales and ivory to live species of plants and animals, human greed, ignorance and hubris all contribute uncertainty to the debate over exploitation.

Okimonos are intricately carved Japanese figurines that have been prized for centuries for their beauty and craftsmanship. These collectible items come in various shapes and sizes and are made from a range of materials, including ivory, wood, bone, and jade.

Sep 24, 2018 · An estimated 70 percent of Japan’s ivory at that time was illegal, from poached elephants, and at least half of it was being used to churn out more than two million hankos annually.

Review of the Government of Japan’s legal measures concerning its ivory trade and conducting a comparative analysis of six legal jurisdictions to provide a list of international best practices for Japan to consider in improving its domestic legal regime.