Introduced turtles persist at Imperial Palace and Edogawa

September 20, 2026

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s, flagged as both threatened and introduced, and introduced Red-eared Sliders were recorded 16 times around Tokyo between August 22 and September 14, including at the Imperial Palace, Edogawa City and Chiyoda. Exotic turtle populations persist in Tokyo region waterways despite invasive status, competing with native reptiles in urban wetlands.¹

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