Tag - fishing

 
Menu
Search
 
June 30, 2026
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

FISHING

Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food rose 12.8% from the previous year to a record ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, though they fell short of the government’s ¥2 trillion target, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2026
Japan’s farm, food and fishery exports in 2025 set record for 13th year
The total failed to reach the government’s target of ¥2 trillion for 2025 even though exports to all top 10 destinations increased year on year.
The preserved merchant houses and storerooms of Obama's old merchant quarter hint at the economic (and culinary) role the town once played in supporting Kyoto to the south.
LIFE / Travel
Jan 17, 2026
At the origin of the ‘Mackerel Road,’ this seaside town fed Kyoto
Obama is a quaint coastal community today, but a visit grants a look at how it played a crucial role in stocking the pantries of Japan’s ancient capital.
A fishing boat sails out to sea in Tosa Bay off Kochi Prefecture in May 2022. As the planet warms, fish native to Japanese waters are swimming from south to north in pursuit of their desired temperatures.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Jan 11, 2026
How Japan’s warming seas are affecting livelihoods and culture
As climate change forces fish to migrate to cooler waters, culture and jobs are being left behind in their wake.
Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura, the operator of sushi chain Sushizanmai, shows off a bluefin tuna that he paid ¥510.3 million ($3.2 million) for at an auction in Tokyo's Toyosu market on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2026
‘Tuna King’ pays record ¥510.3 million for bluefin at Tokyo auction
Sushizanmai boss Kiyoshi Kimura paid the top price at the annual new year auction for a 243-kilogram fish caught off Japan’s northern coast.
A diver checks on sea urchins at revived moba seaweed beds in Shakotan, Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2025
Local governments working with fishers to save seaweed forests
The town of Shakotan in Hokkaido launched efforts to revive the rich ocean greenery after marine forests in its coastal areas were destroyed 15 years ago.
A road collapsed due to the earthquake in Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
Cancellations of lodging bookings on rise amid quake advisory
The advisory warns that a possible subsequent major temblor may strike near northeastern Japan, calling on residents to take disaster prevention measures.
Fisheries minister Norikazu Suzuki explains measures to support oyster farmers during a news conference at the ministry on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2025
Japan unveils measures to tackle mass oyster deaths
The measures include financially supporting affected oyster farmers and identifying the cause of the mass deaths.
A subcommittee of the Fisheries Policy Council discuss catch quotas for Japanese common squid on Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2025
Fisheries Agency panel approves new squid catch allocation plan
While the agency had been concerned about poor squid catches over the past few years, squid catches proved to be bountiful once this season’s fishing began.
Fried oysters at a restaurant in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2025
Oyster shortage strains restaurants and retailers in Japan
Farm-raised oysters in the Seto Inland Sea are dying en masse, forcing businesses to pass on the higher costs to customers.
A committee of signatories to the Washington convention holds a meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2025
International conference rejects blanket restriction on eel trade
The proposal was submitted by the European Union, which claimed that eel populations are declining mainly due to catches of eels for export.
Unadon made with cultivated feminized eels, among other dishes, in the city of Nagoya on Nov. 18
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2025
Sales of farmed, feminized eels spread as cultivation method is developed
Female eels grow to twice the weight of males, and data shows that their meat contains more umami and has softer textures.
With poor wild catches continuing in recent years, Maruha Nichiro is seeking to expand the production of saury to help ensure stable supplies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2025
Japan’s Maruha Nichiro succeeds in farming saury
The seafood giant has succeeded in farming saury from eggs to a size suitable for consumption, paving the way for commercializing the cultured autumn delicacy.
Agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki (center) looks at dead oysters in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 20, 2025
Hiroshima oyster farmers face crisis amid mass die-offs
Producers in coastal areas of the city of Higashihiroshima have reported mortality rates of 80% to 90%, prompting fears about the industry’s survival.
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
China ratcheted up the pressure on Tokyo as a prolonged dispute with Beijing over the Japanese leader’s remarks on Taiwan appeared inevitable.
Glass eels at the Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie fish market in France on Feb. 13. Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2025
Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels
Demand for the creatures comes largely from Asia and is filling the coffers of the criminal organizations terrorizing Haiti.
A subcommittee of the Fisheries Policy Council discusses expanding the catch quota for Japanese common squid, in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2025
Fisheries panel approves increasing catch quota for squid in Japan
The total quota for the squid was initially set at 19,200 tons, following poor catches in recent years, but catches turned out to be better than expected once the season began.
"This (fishing) is the only thing we have to ... make a dollar," fisherman Rakesh Ramdass said, adding that he was afraid of getting caught between the U.S and Venezuela but is left without an alternative.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Caught between Venezuela and U.S., Trinidad fishermen fear the sea
Between Venezuelan military preparations in response to U.S. “provocation” and Trinidad-backed American strikes on alleged drug boats, fishermen are keeping a low profile.
Saury catches from August to the end of September this year totaled about 28,500 tons — a 2.4-fold increase from the same period last year.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2025
Japan group to launch AI service for saury size predictions
Since 2020, AI has helped predict likely saury fishing spots based on seawater temperature changes and past fishing records.
Fishermen sail on a boat near Caraballeda, in Venezuela's La Guaira state, on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 27, 2025
Sitting ducks: Venezuelan fishermen wary of U.S. warships
Feeling exposed, they have started heading out in groups, limiting their range and traveling with emergency beacons issued by the government.
Despite centuries of overfishing and ecological collapse, the recovery of tuna stocks shows that strong regulation and economic self-interest can make once-endangered species sustainably abundant again.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2025
Tuna sushi is safe from extinction, for now
With the exception of Mediterranean albacore (a favorite of Spanish canneries) and bigeye in the Indian Ocean, every population is now being fished within sustainable levels.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

New Logistics Consortium baton to accelerate trucking efficiency
New Logistics Consortium baton to accelerate trucking efficiency

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER