The egg industry corruption case – Mr. Akita and former agriculture minister Yoshikawa both found guilty, but problems continue
The court’s ruling of the bribery case, in which the former CEO of the leading egg company AKITA Foods had…
Corporate animal welfare procurement standards, slowly but gradually
Animal welfare progress by companies in Japan is far behind that of the rest of the world. This is apparent…
Ministry of the Environment definition: Making animals fight is illegal
Cockfighting is illegal. As soon as 2 male gamecocks are placed in a pen, it can be illegal. On 2022/4/28,…
Animal Welfare Award 2022: winners announced
We’re announcing the Animal Welfare Award winners for FY2021. Animal Welfare Award (AWA) is an award annually selecting and giving…
METI recognizes the importance of animal welfare
On 2022/4/7, at the House of Councilors Economic and Industrial Committee, Representative Kiyoshi Adachi brought up animal welfare as one…
Can’t the Agriculture Ministry change? – Animal Welfare Committee met behind closed doors
Following the investigation report after a scandal in the egg industry, their first information exchange session about animal welfare was…
Genome-editing technology, no animal welfare assessment in Japan
Genome-editing technologies can cause animals to suffer. The technologies, however, have already been applied to animals. Ahead of other countries,…
GOOD NEWS! HOTEL SENKEI DECLARES CAGE FREE BY 2030!
On March 18, 2022, Hotel Senkei, focusing on both animal welfare and SDGs, announced that the eggs used at the…
Ise Foods, which confines the largest number of animals in cages in Japan, filed for corporate reorganization
In March 2022, Japan’s largest egg producer Ise Foods, faced by financial difficulted, filed for corporate reorganization, drawing much attention…
2022 Awareness Survey regarding Livestock Animals
Since 2016, Animal Rights Center Japan has been conducting a survey once a year using a private company to see…
Cage-free and egg-free mayonnaise spreading
Mayonnaise is one of the most competitive products regarding animal welfare. Mayonnaise is said to be a “semi-solid dressing made…
No more animal fur – The number of animals killed down to 500,000
In 2021, 497,000* animals were killed for Japanese people’s fashion. You would be horrified if the same number of humans…
#ShrimpsMatter campaign final report
From July 2021 to January 2022, ARCJ ran a 6-month campaign about eyestalk ablation in shrimp farming, thanks to a…
No more foie gras! Import of foie gras decreased by 44%
Compared to 2020, the import of foie gras dropped by 44% according to the 2021 statistics presented by the Ministry…
Awareness Survey Regarding Shrimps #2, January 2022
From last July until January, Animal Rights Center Japan ran a #ShrimpsMatter campaign to raise awareness about shrimp eyestalk ablation.…
Good news! Wacoal is fur & fur-wool free.
Wacoal, a leading manufacturer of innerwear, will be fur & fur-wool free. Wacoal had already abolished the use of fur,…
Rescued from cockfighting ground in Chiba Prefecture. Crushed eyes, bloody heads, rings covered with blood.
In 2021, we, Animal Rights Center Japan, together with the animal protection group Cookhouse in Okinawa, identified the location of…
Slaughter-themed piece wins a film award
In recent years, we have been making films for the general public based on footage of animal farms sent to…
Japanese Culture and Animals
An artist Ujiie-san, who is also a foster parent of chickens we rescued, donated a Buddhist art piece to the…
Aman Tokyo 2023: fast-paced commitment to cage free, with ARC egg support!
Aman resorts, which operate a resort hotel chain mainly in Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and China, released a…
Good news! NH Foods Group announces gestation-crate free!
On 2021/11/11, we are able to deliver great news for pigs. NH Foods Group made an announcement as follows. Promote…
Good news! Ikaho Onsen Hotel Matsumotoro declares cage free by 2027!
On 2021/11/1, Hotel Matsumotoro, focusing on both animal welfare and the SDGs, has announced that by 2027 it will switch…
Gazami crab’s last day
Until now, ARCJ has been raising awareness about aquatic animals, especially crustaceans, about “ethical” killing and cooking methods, and has…
Yamanashi Prefecture Announces Animal Welfare Certification. Let’s go free range!
Previously in Japan, JAS Certification for organic livestock was the only animal welfare certification with standards that could satisfy the…
JEI Ethical Standards Announced; One of the Eight Categories is Animals
The Japan Ethical Initiative (JEI), a general incorporated association in which Animal Rights Center participates, has released the “JEI Ethical…