Spotlight | Africa
Tokyo turns to Global South to save eel fishing

A crate of eels arrives in Nishio, Japan, 2 July 2025.
A crate of eels arrives in Nishio, Japan, 2 July 2025. © Satoshi Oga / The Yomiuri Shimbun via Reuters
While the EU is preparing to defend the listing of eels as an endangered species, Japan is trying to convince African countries to oppose it. A plea that implicitly reveals the ambition of Japanese diplomacy to engage more with the Global South. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Paul Deutschmann
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