Evenly-sized cut pieces of ivory for making 'hanko', or carved name seals, are seen at a factory in Tokyo, Japan. Yahoo Japan will end ivory trading, blamed by wildlife campaigners for perpetuating an illegal international black market, from Nov 1, the sources said. — Reuters
TOKYO: Yahoo Japan Corp plans to end the sale of ivory on the country's biggest online auction site, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Aug 28, finally joining competitors in a ban.
Yahoo Japan will end ivory trading, blamed by wildlife campaigners for perpetuating an illegal international black market, from Nov 1, the sources said. They declined to be identified as the information is not public.
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