Japanese eels are born far out at sea. Their larvae drift toward the coasts of East Asia, where the young eels enter rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters. Years later, as autumn and winter arrive, ...

Japan's fisheries ministry says consumers for the first time will be able to buy Japanese eels fully farmed from eggs with technology developed by a state research institute.

Retail giant Aeon says it will begin trial sales on Friday of Japanese eels fully farmed from eggs. According to the company, ...

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FROM ARISTOTLE to Sigmund Freud, eels’ reproductive habits have puzzled observers of the natural world. In a life-cycle the opposite of a salmon’s, they grow from youth to maturity in rivers and ponds ...