In divisive move, large-volume fish trade set to be liberalized at Tokyo's Toyosu market
A divisive deregulation is on the horizon at Tokyo's Toyosu wholesale food market, with rules that limit large-volume fish purchases to intermediate wholesalers, select major supermarkets and other certified entities expected to be removed in June 2020. The move is among measures announced by the ...
Aging main complex of Nagoya fish market to close amid drop in popularity of seafood
The main building complex of Yanagibashi Central Market, a fish market a short walk from Nagoya Station, will close at the end of this month due to deterioration, ending its run of more than 50 years. Amid the continuing decline in the popularity of seafood, ...
Tokyo's Toyosu fish market still pestered by problems a year after move from Tsukiji
The first anniversary of the costly and contentious relocation of Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market from Chuo Ward to the site of a former gas plant 2 km south along Tokyo Bay was commemorated by a tuna auction Friday morning. With seafood consumption in Japan ...
Toyosu fish transactions decrease one year after relocation from Tsukiji
Tokyo's major wholesale food market in Toyosu in Koto Ward is struggling to stem the decrease in the amount of fish traded there, as it marks a year after relocating from Tsukiji. The Toyosu market, which opened on Oct. 11, 2018, after a two-year delay ...
Yahoo Japan rolls out 'deep-fried tax' for employees
Just a week after the consumption tax hike went into effect, another "tax" has hit employees at Yahoo Japan Corp. — in particular those who love crispy and juicy food. Calling it a "deep-fried food tax," the levy that started Tuesday is intended to encourage ...
Japan needs to tackle the preservation and recovery of the region's tuna stock from a medium- to long-term perspective instead of seeking to expand the fishing quotas too quickly.
Prices for imported minced fish products soar amid increased demand in overseas markets
Prices of imported minced fish products — ingredients for fishcakes used in popular oden hot pot dishes in Japan — have been soaring due to increased demand in Europe, the United States and China, as well as rising logistics and personnel costs, according to ...
Mysteries of the deep: How some sharks glow green in the dark
It may not sound like the best way to go incognito, but some species of shark that lurk on the ocean floor glow a bright green hue visible to others of their kind. Scientists said Thursday they had identified the molecules responsible for the marine ...
Taiwan to cut tariffs on sake and Japan farm and fishery products as it looks to join TPP
Taiwan is set to lower its tariffs on sake from Japan to 20 percent, from the current 40 percent, as early as August. Taiwan will also cut its tariffs on such Japanese farm and fishery products as frozen shishamo smelt, scallop and yams, and processed ...
Five tons of fish scatter across 500 meters of highway in Osaka Prefecture
Five tons of bonito fish fell from a refrigerator truck and were scattered across an expressway in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Thursday morning, police said. The frozen fish were dispersed over 500 meters of highway near the Miharaminami Interchange of the Hanwa Expressway linking Osaka ...
Near-record 'dead zone' forecast off U.S. Gulf coast, threatening fish
A near record-sized "dead zone" of oxygen-starved water could form in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, threatening its huge stocks of marine life, researchers said. The area could spread to about 8,717 sq. miles (20,577 sq. km), scientists at Louisiana State University said on ...
Japan to tighten checks on South Korean fishery products in apparent Fukushima ban tit-for-tat
The health ministry said Thursday that it will strengthen inspections on flatfish and some other fishery products from South Korea starting Saturday. The ministry characterized the measure as an effort to safeguard the health of Japanese people ahead of summer, when food poisoning cases tend ...
