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Japanese ivory trade attracts fresh global scrutiny

WORLD NEWS
10-12-2025 19:31 HKT
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Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP This photo taken on December 4, 2025 shows an elephant figurine made of ivory displayed at an antiquities shop in Tokyo.
Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP This photo taken on December 4, 2025 shows an elephant figurine made of ivory displayed at an antiquities shop in Tokyo.
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