Business Jan 5, 2022
Sales prices down at New Year's tuna auction at Tokyo market
The price of the most popular bluefin tuna in a New Year's auction fell below ¥20 million for the first time in six years.
Business Jan 2, 2022
The fight to slow the global fish crash has a big problem
by Paul Tullis
Fish consumption has been rising at almost double the rate of population growth for more than half a century.
World Dec 28, 2021
As miners chase clean-energy minerals, tribes fear a repeat of the past
by Jack Healy and Mike Baker
Mining interests have long overrun tribal rights in Idaho, and as the Biden administration seeks to start a revolution in renewable energy, tribes worry about the past being repeated.
Business Nov 24, 2021
Japan's Atlantic bluefin tuna quota for 2022 increases by 257 tons
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas has decided to raise the overall catch limit for countries including Japan, deeming that total tuna stocks are recovering.
Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN Nov 13, 2021
Recipe: Mackerel in miso sauce
by Makiko Itoh
This simmered mackerel comes with a rich sauce and a gingery kick, with no offputting “fishiness” whatsoever.
Food & Drink Oct 12, 2021
The items have been attracting attention in recent years, as they are made from low-fat, high-protein fish meat and are rich in amino acids necessary to preserve muscle.
National Sep 6, 2021
Hot, dry summer in Hokkaido likely behind death of dozens of rare fish
The Japanese huchen probably died because of a deficiency of oxygen in the water, as the hot summer caused high water temperatures and not enough rain.
World / Science & Health Sep 5, 2021
Komodo dragon and various shark species lurch toward extinction
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, on an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction. The most spectacular recovery was seen in the Atlantic ...
National Aug 19, 2021
Japan seafood imports may include fish from Chinese ships flagged for rights abuses
Several of the Chinese fishing vessels belonged to a company based in Dalian that was embargoed by the U.S. government in May for the use of slave labor.
Food & Drink Jul 17, 2021
A popular poison: Vietnamese researcher brings taste for Japan's toxic fugu pufferfish home
by Ami Takahashi
Fugu is not commonly consumed in many other countries, but Vu Thuy Linh, a Vietnamese researcher at a university near Tokyo, hopes to cultivate the culinary art of the pufferfish abroad.
National Jun 24, 2021
Emperor Emeritus Akihito discovers two new goby fish species
It is the 34th paper related to goby fish by the Emperor Emeritus and the first since he abdicated in 2019.
National Jun 6, 2021
Consumption is showing signs of recovering thanks to education targeted at young people and demand among people staying at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.