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 ...

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 ...

Koi diplomacy is back with Japanese nishikigoi ... authorities have agreed to resume imports of these vibrantly colored fish, although the reason for the suspension remains unclear.

Steven Smith described the scene he found near his pond as a "massacre" A fish enthusiast from East Dunbartonshire has described the death of his prized Japanese koi carp collection as a "massacre".