 Beop of Baekje banned all kinds of killing.Emperor Tenmu、Empress Genshō、Emperor Shōmu banned eating meat in Japan, in 675.Tokugawa Tsunayoshi who was Fifth General Shōgun of Edo (Japan) made animal protection laws and when he died, about 8000 criminals (including 3800 in Edo) who had been convicted of violating the law, were released (see ).