Japan

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Japanese government has begun work to allocate more than ¥20 billion to support fisheries and other businesses in response to China’s decision to suspend imports of Japanese seafood, with the funds…

4th September 2023

Japan to provide ¥20 billion fisheries support following Chinese ban

4th September 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Sushi Kirimon, a restaurant in Osaka, Japan, has added an eye-wateringly pricey serving of sushi to its menu. The “Kiwami Omakase” course, comprised of 20 pieces of sushi and costs JP¥350,000 –…

10th August 2023

New world record for most expensive sushi

10th August 2023

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

While working in Norway between 1998 and 2014, Dr Woo-Jai Lee, CEO and founder of genomics and precision-breeding aquaculture firm BluGen, gained a deeper insight into the South Korean fish farming industry.…

13th July 2023

Multi-storey RAS for high-value production

13th July 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Japan is the world’s third largest seafood importer after the US and the EU, and home to the world’s largest seafood market, Toyosu, in Tokyo. For centuries, seafood has been intricately linked…

23rd June 2023

Japan’s latest step against illegal seafood

23rd June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Nine resolutions, including one on the protection of bigeye tuna, were adopted by consensus at the 27th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) which was held in Mauritius 8-12 May 2023, European Union…

15th May 2023

IOTC adopts tuna catch limits, reductions

15th May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Japan imported a record JPY 155.2 billion worth of marine products from Russia in 2022, according to data from the country’s Finance Ministry. Japan Today reported the figures showed the country’s continued reliance on…

9th May 2023

Japan imports more Russian seafood

9th May 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

More than 1,000 small-scale farms have now earned Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for responsibly farmed seafood, as a result of ASC’s group certification.

5th May 2023

Group certification working for small farms

5th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has set out its new strategy to support the growth of sustainable seafood.

26th April 2023

MSC sets out new seafood strategy

26th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Proximar has signed Japan’s ‘first’ blue-sustainability loan which will fund the development of its land-based recirculating aquaculture system for Atlantic salmon.

18th April 2023

Blue sustainability loan for Japanese farmed salmon

18th April 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Ainan Fishery Cooperative Association, which produces red sea bream, has become the first facility in Japan to achieve a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification.

4th April 2023

Japan’s first BAP could drive up exports

4th April 2023

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

A number of commercial seafood enterprises in Japan are looking to grow their businesses this year. This is despite the market experiencing declines in both fish production and consumption, and consumers facing…

8th March 2023

A perfect storm

8th March 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

At the end of November 2022, kelp restoration and sea urchin aquaculture venture Urchinomics opened a commercial ranching site in Nagato, Japan, with seafood processor Maruyama Suisan. In attendance were guests including…

25th January 2023

Scaling up

25th January 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Alternative asset investment firm Cadman Capital Group has taken a strategic equity stake in Urchinomics, an aquaculture venture that turns ecologically-destructive sea urchins into high-valued seafood, which in turn helps restore dwindling kelp forests.

20th January 2023

Cadman buys into urchins

20th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first fish auction of 2023 at the Toyosu Fish Market, at the Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Tokyo, saw Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki and sushi chain operator Onodera Group pay ¥36,040,000 (about…

6th January 2023

Tokyo tuna sells for ¥36m

6th January 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Japan’s Tokai University and multinational company Fujitsu have revealed the successful development of a new technology to inspect the freshness of frozen tuna. 

21st December 2022

AI tuna quality test

21st December 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Jusanhama Gyokyo Youth Association – a group of 19 producers – has secured Aquaculture Stewardship Council-Marine Stewardship Council (ASC-MSC) seaweed certification for responsible and sustainable wakame and kelp production, making it the…

23rd November 2022

Japanese seaweed first

23rd November 2022

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Fish sector faces a perfect storm of export restrictions, a lack of equipment and the logistics chaos – all caused by sanctions from the west

10th August 2022

Russia in turmoil

10th August 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Japanese seafood firms Mitsubishi Corporation and Maruha Nichiro Corporation have agreed to establish a new joint-venture company, Atland Corporation, that will specialise in the land-based production of salmon.

4th July 2022

New Japan salmon venture

4th July 2022

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sashimi-grade tuna specialist Toei Reefer Line recently switched its satellite service provision for four internationally-trading ships to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress solution, with the move recognising the importance that reliable and enhanced connectivity can play…

24th May 2022

Inmarsat connects tuna crews

24th May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Land-based salmon farming company Proximar Seafood AS has reached an agreement with Marubeni Corporation whereby Marubeni will be the exclusive distributor in Japan for all the Atlantic salmon produced by the closed recirculating aquaculture…

21st April 2022

Proximar inks Japan deal

21st April 2022