Japan faces an eel shortage

Japan’s “Doyo no Ushi” or “Midsummer Day of the Ox,” falls on two dates this year – 20 July and 1 August. Though this ought to mean more sales of eel, a poor catch of glass eels in Japan means that eel farmers have fewer to offer.

The glass eel harvest in Japan has fallen by ...


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