{"id":2,"date":"2018-12-08T17:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T08:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-01-02T00:34:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T15:34:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row section_type=&#8221;fullwidth-element&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div id=\"metaslider-id-167\" style=\"max-width: 2800px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-167 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"home\" data-height=\"1200\" data-width=\"2800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_167\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_167\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-168 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-31 12:16:09\" data-filename=\"Tigers.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Tigers.png\" height=\"1200\" width=\"2800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-167 slide-168 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Tigers\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-169 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-31 12:16:33\" data-filename=\"Elephants.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Elephants.png\" height=\"1200\" width=\"2800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-167 slide-169 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Elephants\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-170 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-31 12:17:03\" data-filename=\"Yamaneko-1365x585.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Yamaneko-1365x585.png\" height=\"1200\" width=\"2800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-167 slide-170 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Yamaneko2\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=&#8221;home_first_msg&#8221;][vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]We promote the conservation of nature for the future of all wildlife. By maintaining a rich natural heritage we support our healthy lifestyles as well.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=&#8221;fullwidth-element&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;color&#8221; flex_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#999b37&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;home_tiger&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1546352253595{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tiger-about-square-green.jpg?id=94) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<h2 class=\"eut-element eut-align-center eut-title-no-line eut-animated-item eut-fadeIn home_tiger_title\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Tigers<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home_tiger_msg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mission_msg\">Wild tigers are only found in Asia. As a symbol of strength, but with only 3,500 left in the wild, they have become the symbol of extinction. The tigers rely on rich habitats where they can move vast distances to find prey. Protecting the tiger means protecting the forests and in turn, protects our natural resources which support all human life.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"eut-element eut-align-center eut-animated-item eut-fadeIn\" data-delay=\"200\"><a class=\"eut-btn eut-btn-small eut-square eut-white-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/tiger\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;home_elephant&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1546352278034{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/elephant-about-square-green.jpg?id=95) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<h2 class=\"eut-element eut-align-center eut-title-no-line eut-animated-item eut-fadeIn home_elephant_title\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Elephants<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home_elephant_msg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mission_msg\">The massive elephants represent the vast wilderness of Asia &amp; Africa, shaping the ecosystems as keystone species. Powerfully pushing trees down, they are creating a beautiful mosaic of forests and grasslands and planting seeds in their droppings, as they move over vast distances. By saving the elephants, we can conserve the habitats where they live.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"eut-element eut-align-center eut-animated-item eut-fadeIn\" data-delay=\"200\"><a class=\"eut-btn eut-btn-small eut-square eut-white-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/elephant\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;home_iriomote_cat&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1546352305395{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-about-square-green.jpg?id=96) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<h2 class=\"eut-element eut-align-center eut-title-no-line eut-animated-item eut-fadeIn home_iriomote_cat_title\" style=\"\" data-delay=\"200\"><span>Iriomote Cats<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home_iriomote_cat_msg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mission_msg\">Since its discovery in 1965, only 100 individuals are thought to be living as the top predators on Iriomote Island, the smallest area in the world where wild cats are found. Humans living in coexistence with nature and this cat for thousands of years is a testament to the harmonious way of life on the island. We hope to continue to support the sustainable way of life on the island.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"eut-element eut-align-center eut-animated-item eut-fadeIn\" data-delay=\"200\"><a class=\"eut-btn eut-btn-small eut-square eut-white-color\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/iriomote-cat\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row heading_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; section_type=&#8221;fullwidth-element&#8221; font_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;home_what_title&#8221;]<h2 class=\"eut-element eut-align-left eut-title-no-line home_what_title_size\" style=\"\"><span>News and Resources<\/span><\/h2>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=&#8221;fullwidth-element&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;home_what_sub_title&#8221;]<div class=\"eut-element eut-list eut-list-check \" style=\"\"><div id=\"home_blog_cat\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/category\/announcement\/\">Announcements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/category\/blog-posts\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/category\/reports\/\">Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/category\/press-releases\/\">Press Release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row section_type=&#8221;fullwidth-element&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;home_what&#8221;]\t\t<div class=\"eut-element eut-blog eut-blog-masonry eut-isotope eut-with-gap eut-without-shadow\" style=\"\" data-columns=\"4\" data-columns-tablet-landscape=\"4\" data-columns-tablet-portrait=\"2\" data-columns-mobile=\"1\" data-layout=\"masonry\" data-spinner=\"no\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-isotope-container\">\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-848\" class=\"eut-blog-item eut-isotope-item post-848 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-releases tag-cites tag-elephant tag-hanko tag-ivory tag-japan tag-organized-crime tag-tokyo tag-wildlifecrime\" itemscope itemType=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-isotope-item-inner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-media eut-image-hover\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/pr-2026_crackdown_en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc-768x763.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/pr-2026_crackdown_en\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><h6 class=\"eut-post-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><span>PRESS RELEASE: The reality of ivory slipping into Japan&#8217;s legal markets and being illegally exported overseas through legal loopholes has been revealed: Closing the domestic ivory market is essential<\/span><\/h6><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-hidden\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='url' >https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='height' >800<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='width' >795<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"name\">Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Toyomi-Tanaka-AE-small\u30fc.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-02-02T22:40:18+09:00\">02\/02\/2026<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"dateModified\"  datetime=\"2026-02-02T22:47:24+09:00\">02\/02\/2026<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/pr-2026_crackdown_en\/\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-small-text eut-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-post-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-02T22:40:18+09:00\">\n\t\t02\/02\/2026\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"><p>On February 2, 2026, it was reported that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested the suspects and sent the documents about the suspect not arrested and the suspected companies to prosecutors regarding the illegal trade of unregistered ivory (whole ivory). The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment also issued press releases regarding this matter.&hellip;<\/p><a class=\"eut-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/pr-2026_crackdown_en\/\"><span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-842\" class=\"eut-blog-item eut-isotope-item post-842 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-posts tag-cites tag-elephant tag-hanko tag-ivory tag-japan tag-organized-crime tag-subsidy tag-tokyo tag-yuriko-koike\" itemscope itemType=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-isotope-item-inner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-media eut-image-hover\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_tokyo_subsidies_update_e\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower-1007x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_tokyo_subsidies_update_e\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><h6 class=\"eut-post-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><span>BLOG:Tokyo Continues to Miss the Mark in Addressing Ivory Industry Subsidies<\/span><\/h6><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-hidden\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='url' >https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower-1007x1024.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='height' >1007<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='width' >1024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"name\">Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokyo-tower-1007x1024.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-11-15T10:49:57+09:00\">11\/15\/2025<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"dateModified\"  datetime=\"2025-11-15T10:50:00+09:00\">11\/15\/2025<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_tokyo_subsidies_update_e\/\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-small-text eut-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-post-date\" datetime=\"2025-11-15T10:49:57+09:00\">\n\t\t11\/15\/2025\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"><p>While pledging to reform Tokyo\u2019s elephant ivory trade, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has also been subsidizing and supporting leading ivory industry stakeholders. Last year, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund (JTEF) drew attention to Tokyo\u2019s ivory subsidies. Since then, some changes have been made, but more reforms are needed particularly in the wake&hellip;<\/p><a class=\"eut-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_tokyo_subsidies_update_e\/\"><span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-836\" class=\"eut-blog-item eut-isotope-item post-836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-posts tag-ban-ivory-trade tag-cites tag-elephant tag-hanko tag-ivory tag-japan tag-organized-crime tag-wildlifecrime\" itemscope itemType=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-isotope-item-inner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-media eut-image-hover\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_aces-evaluation-report_en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-1024x1014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_aces-evaluation-report_en\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><h6 class=\"eut-post-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><span>BLOG: Release of report from the evaluation committee on the &#8220;Endangered Species Conservation Act&#8221;: The Japanese government is in turmoil over the closure of the domestic ivory market<\/span><\/h6><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-hidden\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='url' >https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-1024x1014.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='height' >1024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='width' >1014<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"name\">Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250716-\u8c61\u7259\u5728\u5eab-1024x1014.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-16T13:49:02+09:00\">07\/16\/2025<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"dateModified\"  datetime=\"2025-07-16T13:49:05+09:00\">07\/16\/2025<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_aces-evaluation-report_en\/\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-small-text eut-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-post-date\" datetime=\"2025-07-16T13:49:02+09:00\">\n\t\t07\/16\/2025\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"><p>Masayuki Sakamoto, Executive Director of Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund It has been nine years since the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (CoP17) revised its resolution to recommend the closure of domestic ivory markets in 2016. For the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry METI),&hellip;<\/p><a class=\"eut-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog_aces-evaluation-report_en\/\"><span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-828\" class=\"eut-blog-item eut-isotope-item post-828 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-posts tag-cites tag-closure-of-domestic-ivory-market tag-elephant tag-hanko tag-ivory tag-japan tag-tokyo tag-wildlifecrime\" itemscope itemType=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-isotope-item-inner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-media eut-image-hover\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog-ivory-association-arrested\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-yahoo_ivory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-yahoo_ivory.jpg 458w, https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-yahoo_ivory-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-post-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog-ivory-association-arrested\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><h6 class=\"eut-post-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><span>BLOG: Member of Tokyo Ivory Arts and Crafts Cooperative Association arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal ivory exports<\/span><\/h6><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-hidden\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='url' >https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-yahoo_ivory.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='height' >458<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t   <span itemprop='width' >449<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"name\">Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Japan Tiger Elephant Organization<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2024-yahoo_ivory.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-06-06T19:09:30+09:00\">06\/06\/2025<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"dateModified\"  datetime=\"2025-06-06T19:12:58+09:00\">06\/06\/2025<\/time>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"eut-structured-data\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.jtef.jp\/en\/blog-ivory-association-arrested\/\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eut-small-text eut-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"eut-post-date\" datetime=\"2025-06-06T19:09:30+09:00\">\n\t\t06\/06\/2025\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"><p>On June 2, 2025, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) arrested the executives of Daigo Ivory, Ltd. 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