The news comes as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to continue its current ban on cherry blossom-viewing parties and entry restrictions to certain areas of parks in the capital.
Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.
Antique Maps of China, Japan and Korea. Gallery of authentic historic and rare maps of China, Japan, Korea (Corea) from the 16th to the 19th centuries.