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National Oct 2, 2019

Japanese fishermen and officials enraged over North Korea's missile firing

Fishermen and officials voiced anger and anxiety over North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile on Wednesday that fell into waters where Japanese fishing boats operate. The North Korean missile is believed to have dropped into waters in the nation's exclusive economic zone in the ...

In sign of better ties, China tells fishers to steer clear of disputed, Japan-held Senkaku islets

National / Politics Aug 16, 2018

In sign of better ties, China tells fishers to steer clear of disputed, Japan-held Senkaku islets

In another sign of improving bilateral relations, Chinese fishery authorities have instructed fishers not to get close to the disputed Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, a source said. The instruction has been issued by city governments in the province of Fujian, the source said. The province faces ...

Court rules Isahaya Bay floodgates must remain closed, ditches fine paid to fishermen

National / Crime & Legal Jul 30, 2018

Court rules Isahaya Bay floodgates must remain closed, ditches fine paid to fishermen

The Fukuoka High Court has ruled that the floodgates of a dike at Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture should remain closed, ruling in favor of the central government in a protracted legal battle over a land reclamation project that has been opposed by local ...

National Dec 26, 2017

Eight North Koreans from boat that beached in Akita to be flown home via China on Tuesday

Eight North Korean men whose wooden fishing boat drifted to northern Japan last month will leave the country on Tuesday for China en route to their home country, sources said Monday. The eight men, currently in an immigration center in Nagasaki Prefecture, will be taken ...

Fukushima's tritiated water to be dumped into sea, Tepco chief says

National / Science & Health Jul 14, 2017

Fukushima's tritiated water to be dumped into sea, Tepco chief says

Tokyo Electric’s chairman riles up Fukushima fishermen by announcing that its ever-growing mountain of tritium-tainted water will be dumped into the sea.

North Korea's missile launches stoke concern for Japan's anglers

National May 30, 2017

North Korea's missile launches stoke concern for Japan's anglers

by Eric Johnston

With North Korea launching three missiles in May, including one early Monday morning that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, concern is intensifying among fishermen whose boats ply the waters in the Sea of Japan that they could find themselves in the path of ...

Editorials Apr 22, 2017

The gridlock in Isahaya Bay

The government should not abrogate its responsibility and leave it to the courts to resolve the Isahaya Bay dispute.

National Feb 28, 2017

Fukushima fishermen expand fishing zone to within 10 km of crippled nuclear plant

Fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture have decided to expand the fishing zone off the northeastern prefecture nearly six years after a nuclear crisis caused havoc in the region. The Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations will next month narrow down the restricted zone to within ...

Former fishermen sue state for hiding Bikini atoll H-bomb fallout records

National May 9, 2016

Former fishermen sue state for hiding Bikini atoll H-bomb fallout records

Former fishermen caught up in the U.S. H-bomb test on Bikini Atoll back in 1954 sue the government for hiding data on their exposure for decades.

National / Crime & Legal Apr 8, 2016

Long kept in dark, Japan fishermen, kin to sue Tokyo for 1954 U.S. H-bomb test redress

Former Japanese fishermen plan to seek compensation from the Japanese government for keeping undisclosed for decades records of their radiation exposure linked to a series of U.S. hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific, sources said Thursday. About 20 people, including relatives of deceased fishermen, are ...

Fishermen unite in quest to reform, revive prime Tohoku industry

National Feb 24, 2016

Fishermen unite in quest to reform, revive prime Tohoku industry

by Kazusa Tamai

On one early morning, fisherman Shunsuke Akama gently pulled seaweed using a 5-meter stick onto his boat off the Sanriku coast, which was ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami five years ago. "The stem is soft. It's a good harvest," Akama, 32, said, ...

Editorials Nov 22, 2015

Resolve the Isahaya Bay standoff

The government should get more serious about resolving the legal gridlock surrounding the Isahaya Bay dike in Nagasaki Prefecture.

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