Dear Sir,
I would like to reiterate my sincere appreciation for you valuable cooperation with us.
The Government of Japan has prohibited the import of any wildlife or eggs of bird except with a certificate or given official approval of export issued by the government agency of the country concerned certifying the same have been taken or collected lawfully.
Wild Life Protection and Hunting Law article 26 is as below.
“No person shall export or import any wildlife (inclusive of its processed products provided for in the ordinance of Ministry of the Environment) or eggs of bird except with, in case of import, a certificate or given official approval of export issued by the government agency of the country concerned certifying the same have been taken or collected lawfully: provided that this shall not apply to the case of import from a country that has no government agency eligible to certify taking or collection, export of the wildlife concerned. The country is designated by Minister of the environment.”
It is much appreciated if you kindly assign official to Let me know about the systems of the export of wildlife in your country by answering the attached questionnaire. Japanese embassies in all over the world are now trying to investigate it to make our system more precisely and effectively especially underlined portion.
For any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me or my secretary Ms. Kalaya.