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FILE - Goldfish and carp swim in a spherical water tank at an art aquarium exhibition in Tokyo on July 12, 2014. In recent years, koi have become hugely popular in Asia, with exports doubling over the past decade. One-fifth of the koi exported from Japan are shipped to China. But Beijing let expire a contract for the required quarantine of the fish, effectively halting the country's import of koi from Japan and further souring the two rivals' relations. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

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Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China
November 12, 2023 midnight

Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China

One-fifth of the koi exported from Japan are shipped to China.