Japan's Animal Quarantine Service Alerts Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan

Author: Animal Quarantine Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries JAPAN / 2023-07-22 17:20 / Source: Animal Quarantine Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries JAPAN

Japan's Animal Quarantine Service Alerts Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan

YOKOHAMA,Japan,July 17,2019 In order to prevent the introduction of African Swine Fever which has been affecting the neighboring countries,Japan's Animal Quarantine Service (AQS) located in Yokohama,Kanagawa Prefecture,has decided to develop amore comprehensive detection system by introducing substantial number of detector dogs and dispatching them not only to major airports but also to local ones

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African Swine Fever (ASF) is a contagious disease affecting pigs,and would bring devastating damagesto the livestock industry. ASF virus strains were isolated from meat products intercepted from passengers coming from Asia in March 2019.

Japan's Animal Quarantine Service Alerts Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan

Dogs trained to detect passengers' hand-luggage

AQS has been strengtheningthe inspection system of passenger's baggage,especially focusing on the passengers coming from Asian countries affected by ASF. Furthermore,in order to suppress the smugglingof meat,AQS has applied the penalty more stringently than ever before to passengers who bringin illegalanimal products into Japan.

Japan's Animal Quarantine Service Alerts Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan

Dog trained to detect international postal deliveries

This time,AQS is determined to largely increase the number of detector dogs that are extremely competent in finding meat products,and further strengthen the animal quarantinesystem.

If one brings meat products illegally,an imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up toone million Japanese Yen could be imposed.

Now the Japanese government is serious aboutthe illegal importation of animal products.

Japan's Animal Quarantine Service Alerts Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan