And just like prized dog breeds, Japanese people take koi breeding very seriously ... and how gracefully the fish moves in the water. But the most important trait of all is the koi's coloring.

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Koi diplomacy is back with ... In August last year, Beijing imposed a ban on all Japanese marine products after Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima ...