News and Resources – Japan Tiger Elephant Organization

REPORTS: “Compelled to Close: Top 5 Reasons for Closing Japan’s Domestic Ivory Market

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05/31/2019

May 31, 2019 TOKYO – Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund (JTEF) released its new report: “Compelled to Close: Top 5 Rea…

PRESS RELEASE: Japan Prime Minister Urged to Commit to Japan’s Ivory Market Closure

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11/11/2022

Washington, DC and Tokyo, Japan – Before the 19th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade …

REPORT: Ripe for Abuse: Japan’s ivory market

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11/04/2022

Domestic ivory markets are on the agenda at CITES CoP19, and EIA and JTEF have released a short briefing focused on Japa…

REPORT: Smugglers’ Source: Japan’s Legal Ivory Market – An Analysis of Chinese Court Decisions of Ivory Illegally Exported from Japan

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11/01/2022

TOKYO (November 1, 2022)— Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund released today a report: “Smugglers’ Source: Japan’s Legal Ivory…

PRESS RELEASE: 27 international NGOs sent a letter to the Tokyo Governor, urging prompt consideration of an ordinance for closing Tokyo’s ivory market in accordance with the recommendation by Tokyo’s expert panel

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05/16/2022

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s (TMG) designated Advisory Council on Regulation of Ivory Trade issued the final reco…

PRESS RELEASE: Tokyo Ivory Assessment Process Closes, Includes Consideration of Legal Measures to Address Ivory Trade

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04/06/2022

Environmentalists welcomed the recommendations from the designated panel of experts to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government…

PRESS RELEASE: Nations meeting next week will realize how seriously Japan lags in addressing its domestic ivory market

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02/28/2022

TOKYO (February 28, 2022)— The Standing Committee (SC) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…

PRESS RELEASE: Tokyo Committee on Ivory Trade Regulation Could Backfire; A Recommendation to the Governor Unlikely

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02/09/2022

TOKYO (February 9, 2022)— Elephant advocates worldwide sent a letter to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to warn that the “Ad…

Donations from Sophie Hawkins

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10/15/2021

Thank you for the Donations from Sophie Hawkins, a fashion designer based in the UK! Sophie Hawkins, a sustainable fashi…