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Japan stalls ratification of endangered species treaty
Japan has temporarily dropped plans to submit the Washington Convention to the Diet, facing opposition from animal traders and a crowded schedule. The Foreign Ministry says ratification is unlikely this session, though support exists among ministries, with next session planned for review.
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Diet
Japan
Foreign Ministry
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Environmental Agency
World Wildlife Fund of
International Union For Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Switzerland
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Ginza
Iseshima Zoological Garden
Kobe
Shinjiro Ikeda
World Wildlife Fund of Japan
Bangkok
Ikeda
Japanese Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
Shigeharu Asakura
Kes
Asakura
Trade Ministry