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Japan Removes Japanese Crane from Threatened Species List

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15:17 JST, March 17, 2026

Tokyo, March 17 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Environment Ministry removed for the first time the red-crowned crane, also known as the Japanese crane, from its list of threatened species on Tuesday.

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