At least 680,000 beetles were imported into Japan last year, according to a study recently released by Traffic East Asia-Japan, a Tokyo-based group monitoring trade in wildlife.
About 319,000 rhinoceros and 364,000 stag beetles were imported, according to the study, which was based on records by plant protection offices nationwide.
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