2 fish dealers pass off Chinese eels as Japanese

Thursday 26th June, 07:08 AM JST

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Sarge at 11:19 AM JST - 26th June

The real crime is they were selling them at Japanese eel prices.
javnation at 11:37 AM JST - 26th June

No the real crime is Japanese eel prices ..... :)
8iamhappy8 at 12:43 PM JST - 26th June

What's the big deal? Eel is eel. ;)
NuckinFutz at 02:18 PM JST - 26th June

Why all the fuss? Isn't this a prime example of normal Japanese business ethics?
PepinGalarga at 02:33 PM JST - 26th June

This happens all the time. Japan imports more than 60% of its food, and in many cases the country of origin labeling is misleading or downright fraudulent, therefore the Japanese distributors are the real problem. They got a mortgage to pay too.
Altria at 03:10 PM JST - 26th June

Looks like the cops found their achilles eel
LFRAgain at 03:53 PM JST - 26th June

How'd they catch the faux Japanese eel? Did their accents give them away?
wilbur at 04:26 PM JST - 26th June

oh the horror !! the horror !!
Patrick Smash at 05:54 PM JST - 26th June

They all look the bloody same, that's the problem.
rurika at 06:46 PM JST - 26th June

Grilled eels are yummy. How can I get a 'souvenir bag'?
Pukey2 at 10:03 PM JST - 26th June

Ossan:

They're probably gonna get sick.

Yeah, I agree. Sick of all the Japanese lies. Now, how are we going to pin this on the Chinese?
WilliB at 10:20 PM JST - 26th June

They pass them off as Japanese? What does immigration say about that?
usaexpat at 11:48 PM JST - 26th June

I think you catch the Chinese eel by the pollution content. The reason this is a problem is because they charged Japanese eel prices. I have no problem with anyone selling a product for whatever price they ask as long as it is properly represented. The whole deal in selling to consumers is that the consumer is supposed to be able to trust that they are buying what the seller claims they are.
OssanULTRA at 12:45 AM JST - 27th June

"Why all the fuss? Isn't this a prime example of normal Japanese business ethics?"

No it's not. Which is why the mass media in that country go wild with stories like this whenever they pop up. If it were "normal" you wouldn't ever hear about it.

"Yeah, I agree. Sick of all the Japanese lies. Now, how are we going to pin this on the Chinese?"

Chinese products don't need to get anything "pinned" on them. They earn the blame on their own, globally. And no one seems to be blaming the Chinese producer who supplied the eels to the Japanese importer anyway.
motytrah at 06:04 AM JST - 27th June

Having worked for an American food and agricultural conglomerate which had the honor of being the very first to buy a Japanese food company I would say the impression was pretty positive. Certainly better luck with them versus many of the companies we owned in other parts of Asia and eastern Europe. Though we managed Asia via Singapore for logistical and language reasons.

Greed is everywhere in the world. Though, it's way more prevalent in some countries. Japan is on par with the West I think. Still, I want no part in any food that was produced in China.