About 500 fire ants found in Tokyo port, 1st time in Japan this year
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Fire ants found at the Aomi wharf in Tokyo Port
16:49 JST, May 30, 2022
The Environment Ministry announced Monday that approximately 500 fire ants, a highly poisonous invasive species, were found in a container yard at the Aomi wharf in Tokyo Port. This is the first discovery of fire ants in Japan this year, since they were found in Utsunomiya last October.
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