Japan consumption habits harming 700 rare, endangered species

Japan's Mainichi Shimbun reported on Tuesday that 792 threatened life forms around the world are being harmed because of demand in the world's third-largest economy.

Japanese imports have resulted in the destruction of wildlife habitats for a wide range of species, including the Iberian lynx, elephants, leopards, the Malayan sun bear, shrimp species, sea turtles and sharks, according to the report.