China has resumed imports of Japanese koi fish this month for the first time in a year, a Japanese government official and a pond fish farm authorized for such transactions confirmed on Tuesday.

As part of Japan’s KOME-DOKORO COI-NEXT programme ... replace the largely imported silkworm pupae that farms traditionally feed to Koi fish. Powdered fish meals that farms use are also becoming ...

Here's what you need to know about the fish and their role in the dispute: Koi are beautifully hued and expensive carp formally called nishikigoi in Japan. The fish, appreciated as “swimming ...