North Korea claims Japanese ships 'made illegal intrusion' in August
North Korea said Tuesday a patrol boat and ships of the Japan Coast Guard "made illegal intrusion" into its exclusive economic zone late last month. The North's official Korean Central News Agency quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesperson as saying that the vessels were chased out ...
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.
Suspected North Korean vessel threatened to fire at Japan Coast Guard
Someone on the high-speed boat used a rifle to threaten a Japan Coast Guard boat that was patrolling an area of the Sea of Japan rich in squid.
Japan's Supreme Court orders review of Nagasaki dike floodgate case
The Supreme Court on Friday scrapped a lower court ruling involving the floodgates of a dike at Isahaya Bay, sending a protracted legal battle over a state-run land reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture back to the Fukuoka High Court. The high court will conduct further ...
Japan's plan to increase catch of bluefin tuna in 2020 rejected by fisheries commission
Due to opposition from the United States, the Pacific fisheries commission decided Friday to forego an increase in fishing quotas next year for bluefin tuna that had been requested by Japan. Japan sought a 20 percent expansion of its 4,882-ton large bluefin tuna quota and ...
Fish illegally caught by yakuza sold at Nagasaki sashimi eatery
A restaurant in the city of Nagasaki sold discount sashimi rice bowls using fish caught by an organized crime group's illegal poaching operation, local police said Tuesday. The eatery in front of Nagasaki Station, which recently shut down, was popular among tourists and workers for ...
From sharks to saiga antelope, nations beef up support for endangered wildlife
From towering giraffes to bottom-feeding sharks and many species in between, endangered species got new protections under an agreement finalized Wednesday by most of the world's countries at a conference on saving plants and animals from the ravages of international trade. The 11-day World Wildlife ...
China instructs its fishermen to stay away from Senkaku Islands
Beijing wants to remove a sore point in ties with Tokyo before Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Japan next spring.
Japanese bluefin tuna market facing unexpectedly sluggish demand
Demand for bluefin tuna caught in the Tsugaru Strait in northeastern Japan, including the usually popular Oma brand, has been unexpectedly sluggish this year, posing a headache for wholesale dealers at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. This year, most bluefin tuna caught from the strait have ...
Japan has proposed an expansion of catch quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission's Northern Committee, according to government officials. The proposal calls for a 10 percent quota expansion for small bluefin tuna weighing less than 30 kg, and ...
Japan's annual haul of young eels falls to lowest levels on record amid smuggling concerns
The domestic catch of juvenile eels for cultivation dropped this season to 3.7 tons, the lowest level since comparable data became available in 2003, Fisheries Agency data released earlier this month showed. In the period from November 2018 to May 2019, Japan imported 11.5 tons ...
Japan plans to propose an expansion of catch quotas for bluefin tuna in the Pacific Ocean at an international meeting in the United States in September, informed sources have said. The move comes amid the recovery of bluefin tuna stocks thanks in part to past ...
