In 1960, Japan's Crown Prince (and current Emperor) Akihito visited Chicago. Mayor Daley (the original one), realizing that Akihito was a student of ichthyology, gave him some Illinois bluegill. The Prince was very pleased and took his new charges home, where they ultimately escaped into Japanese waters and enthusiastically reproduced.
As a result, these Japanese waters are currently choked with bluegill, and least one native species became extinct as a result. The problem is further complicated by the fact that most Japanese do not like the flavor of bluegill and have no desire to cull them by fishing. Akihito, who was very embarrassed by the situation and who felt rather crappie about what had happened, convinced his government to collaborate with chefs to come up with delicious bluegill recipes and is encouraging his subjects to eat the American invaders into oblivion.
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