Japan

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