Business / Economy Jul 11, 2017
Japan to propose country-by-country catch quotas for saury
A proposal reflecting government concern over rapidly increasing catches by China and Taiwan is likely to face backlash
National Mar 18, 2017
Unsafe toxin levels found in 10th Toyosu groundwater survey
Excessive levels of benzene and other toxic chemicals have been detected in another groundwater survey at the replacement site for the Tsukiji wholesale food market, sources said Saturday. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government carried out its 10th survey at the site in the Toyosu district between ...
National Mar 6, 2017
Oma coast fishermen dream of landing tuna jackpot
by Haruna Usui
Every year, tuna hauled in at the small town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture, dubbed "black diamonds" for their value and color, make headlines as they fetch millions of yen at the Tsukiji fish market auction at the start of the year. This year, a ...
Business Feb 6, 2017
Venture brings freshest fish to cities, more money for fishermen
by Komaki Ito and Chikako Mogi
Ryohei Nomoto wants to put fresher sashimi on your plate, and more money in the wallets of Japan's struggling fishermen. His venture air-freights freshly caught fish from across Japan, processes them on the grounds of Tokyo's Haneda airport, and distributes the produce to the city's ...
Food & Drink Feb 3, 2017
Matt Goulding's 'Rice, Noodle, Fish' makes Japanese-language debut
by Robbie Swinnerton
It's well past midnight on a frigid winter's evening and the back streets are emptying fast in Namba, Osaka's effervescent, neon-lit entertainment district. But behind the unprepossessing door of Teppanyaro, the party is only just getting going. Flagons of chilled lager are quaffed and replenished, ...
National | AT A GLANCE Jan 31, 2017
Tsukiji's fish wholesalers may be leaving but Showa Era outer market here to stay
by Yoshiaki Miura
Although the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tsukiji's fish merchants are wrangling over the planned transfer of the site in Chuo Ward to the Toyosu district in Koto Ward a few kilometers southeast, there is still a portion of the world-famous market that will remain ...
National Jan 11, 2017
Radioactive cesium in all Fukushima fish under government limit in 2016
Levels of radioactive cesium in all fish and seafood sampled in the coastal waters off Fukushima Prefecture last year did not exceed the central government's safety limit for the first time since the 2011 nuclear crisis, a local fishery laboratory has said. The finding, released ...
National Dec 21, 2016
Nagoya aquarium discovers a grouper that likes to have its teeth brushed
A longtooth grouper in a Nagoya aquarium has become so accustomed to humans that it now demands to be petted and have its teeth brushed by its keeper. Named Futami No. 1, the meter-long fish at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium swims up to its ...
National Dec 19, 2016
Backlash over frozen fish in ice rink prompts rethink of Sapporo ice sculpture containing seafood
The recent harsh criticism against an ice skating rink in Fukuoka Prefecture that embedded thousands of frozen fish is prompting the organizer of a popular annual snow event in Hokkaido to rethink its exhibition of frozen marine products, the Asahi Shimbun said Monday. The Susukino ...
National Nov 27, 2016
Fishy bid to lure more skaters prompts Kitakyushu rink to cut bait
by Reiji Yoshida
A barrage of online criticism prompted the an amusement park in Kitakyushu to close a skating rink Sunday where about 5,000 dead fish had been frozen into the ice — a design the operator originally believed would lure more skaters to visit. Instead, the Space ...
Our Lives | JAPAN LITE Nov 27, 2016
Finding fishy enlightenment and sustenance on the Mackerel Trail
by Amy Chavez
The Wakasa Road is a historical trail that helped advance Japan's culture and cuisine. The Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture, on the nation's west coast, was one of the strategic miketsukuni regions of Japan that produced food for the emperor in ancient times. Wakasa-mono from ...
National Aug 26, 2016
Fukui restaurants try serving up tasty fish that usually end up in discard bin
Eateries across Fukui have been serving fish dishes using seafood products that otherwise would be discarded as part of an initiative to promote the prefecture through its regional delicacies. Under the project initiated by representatives of four fisheries cooperatives from Fukui, local eateries can benefit ...