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<P><STRONG>Japan’s legal ivory market is
booming</STRONG> -- and fueling brutal poaching that
kills thousands of gentle elephants every
year.<BR><BR>But for the first time in a
generation,<STRONG> Japanese lawmakers are fully
reviewing their ivory law and considering a total
ban</STRONG> -- and global public pressure can tip the
scale.<BR><BR>They’re drafting the laws r<EM>ight
now</EM> -- <STRONG>let’s make our demand
clear:</STRONG></P>
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<P>Every year,<STRONG> tens of thousands of elephants are butchered
for their tusks</STRONG> despite a global ivory ban -- and
<STRONG>Japan’s massive domestic market remains one of the main
drivers.</STRONG><BR><BR>But we have a once-in-a-generation chance
to change that: <STRONG>Japan is fully reviewing its ivory laws for
the first time in 30 years!</STRONG><BR><BR>Public pressure has
already pushed Japanese companies like Rakuten, Aeon, and Yahoo!
Japan to ban ivory sales -- now’s <STRONG>our moment to make the
government shut it down altogether.</STRONG><BR><BR>They’re drafting
the laws now, and with the<STRONG> global endangered species summit
coming up in just weeks</STRONG>, it’s our chance to put them in the
spotlight. <STRONG>Add your name to protect these gentle
giants:</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #6400ff"><A
style="COLOR: #6400ff"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/734214?t=2&akid=153485%2E23292273%2Eow8oLJ">Tell
Japan: shut down the ivory market, save elephant
lives.</A><BR><BR></SPAN></STRONG>Japan’s domestic ivory market is
massive -- and it’s all legal. On top of millions of antique ivory
items allowed in shops, the Government has an ‘official stockpile’
of more than 16,000 tusks and 80 tons of cut ivory pieces.
That’s<STRONG> thousands of elephants’ lives lost just for ivory
sitting in storage.</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Every tusk and item sold
legally increases the risk that illegal ivory slips
through</STRONG> -- investigation after investigation has shown
that the presence of ‘legal’ ivory in Japan creates loopholes that
fuel trafficking and poaching.<BR><BR>But after years of small
adjustments,<STRONG> Japanese lawmakers are finally doing a full
review.</STRONG> If they act decisively, they <STRONG>could shut
down one of the world’s largest legal ivory markets</STRONG> -- and
save thousands of elephants from torture. </P>
<P>The time to act is now -- the review is almost complete, and
environment ministries from around the world will be meeting in just
weeks for their annual summit, putting Japan in the spotlight.
<STRONG>Add your name and share with animal lovers
everywhere:</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #6400ff"><A
style="COLOR: #6400ff"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/734214?t=3&akid=153485%2E23292273%2Eow8oLJ">Tell
Japan: shut down the ivory market, save elephant
lives</A>.</SPAN></STRONG><BR><U></U></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">We know our pressure works --
<STRONG>just last year, we forced global tourism giant TUI to
introduce a ban on shark-fin transportation</STRONG> on their
planes. If we focus our attention on Japan today, we could win again
-- and ensure elephants will still be roaming the planet for
generations to come.</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
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<P>Thanks for all that you do, <BR>Ildem, Danny and the team at
Ekō</P><BR>
<P><EM><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">More
information:</SPAN></EM></P>
<DIV class=py-4><A class="text-purple-primary hover:underline"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/734212?t=14&akid=153485%2E23292273%2Eow8oLJ"
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>Japan, Ivory, and CITES
SC78</A>, Environmental Investigation Agency, 19. February
2025.</DIV>
<DIV class=py-4><A class="text-purple-primary hover:underline"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/734213?t=15&akid=153485%2E23292273%2Eow8oLJ"
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>The Dynamics of the Illegal
Ivory Trade and the Need for Stronger Global
Governance</A>, Journal of International Wildlife Law and
Policy, 01. May 2022.</DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=us@eko.org href="mailto:us@eko.org">Anti-Ivory Team</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 04, 2025 1:00 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Japan</DIV></DIV>
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