A menu of eel dish is displayed at an eel specialized restaurant in Tokyo, Friday, June 13, 2014. The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy, has been put on the international conservation “red ...

TOKYO — It’s another hot summer in Tokyo. The sun burns like a furnace in the sky, and Tokyoites trudge down city sidewalks, sopping the sweat off their foreheads with handkerchiefs. All that ...

A species of eel considered a culinary delicacy for Japanese diners in summertime has been placed on an international group's "red list" of endangered species. The International Union for Conservation ...

TOKYO – A Japanese eel that is a popular summertime delicacy has been put on the international "red list" for endangered species. Japan's agriculture minister urged that efforts to boost the eel ...

TOKYO >> A hike in the price of eel is expected prior to this summer’s “doyo no ushi no hi” — traditional eel-eating days that fall on July 20 and Aug. 1 this year — due to poor catches of young eel ...

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The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation “red list” in a move that may speed up ...

A menu of eel dish is displayed at an eel specialized restaurant in Tokyo, Friday, June 13, 2014. The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy, has been put on the international conservation "red ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation “red list” in a move that may ...

Japanese eels put on endangered species 'red list' as Japan mulls ways to reverse decline A menu of eel dish is displayed at an eel specialized restaurant in Tokyo, Friday, June 13, 2014. The Japanese ...