Koi diplomacy is back with Japanese nishikigoi, or ornamental carp, set to return to the lucrative Chinese market after a nearly year-long hiatus. Sources have confirmed that Chinese authorities ...

Now, China also has not renewed the last remaining pre-export quarantine deal that expired Oct. 30, Japanese officials said. Not renewing the contract effectively ends China's import of koi fish ...

Koi fish are what you might call a happy accident. In the 1600s, Japanese carp farmers began noticing unusual color variations among the fish. "The popular koi fish of today are actually ...