Editorials Sep 14, 2017
Catch quotas for Pacific saury
If Japan wants other countries to observe internationally agreed regulations on the fishing of bluefin tuna, Pacific saury and chub mackerel, it must set an example by following them itself.
Editorials Sep 9, 2017
Quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna
Japanese consumers, fishermen and the government must make greater efforts to rebuild the dwindling stock of Pacific bluefin tuna.
National Sep 1, 2017
Taiji begins annual dolphin hunt but suspends it due to high waves
The annual dolphin hunt began in the whaling town of Taiji on Friday, but an approaching typhoon forced the controversial hunt to be called off on the first day without any animals caught. The traditional "drive-hunting" hunting method, in which fishermen herd dolphins and small ...
National Sep 1, 2017
Japan Coast Guard boasts success in shooing away North Korean squid poachers in Sea of Japan
The Japan Coast Guard said it has been having success with efforts to crack down on illegal fishing by North Korean boats in Japan's exclusive economic zone. The Japan Coast Guard on Thursday released photos of its policing activities in squid-rich parts of the Sea ...
Business | FOCUS Aug 7, 2017
Saury prices expected to stay high as neighbors snub Japan-proposed catch quotas
Reasonably priced and tasty, saury is a fixture in autumn meals in Japan, but that could change in the foreseeable future. The nation's saury catches have fallen sharply in the past few years, primarily due to a surge in fishing operations by large vessels from ...
National Jul 31, 2017
Father and son found dead in Tokyo river after night of fishing
The bodies of a man and his son who disappeared while fishing were found early Monday in the Yokojikkengawa River in Koto Ward, Tokyo police said. The man's wife called the police at around 2:25 a.m. to report the pair as missing after searching for ...
National Jul 23, 2017
Mystery fleet driving Japanese boats from Sea of Japan fishing grounds
A mysterious fleet of shadowy fishing boats is forcing Japanese fishermen out of their favorite waters in the Sea of Japan by pointing weapons at them or using hazardous drift nets that could foul their propellers. The fishermen think the suspicious boats are from North ...
Editorials Jul 22, 2017
Protecting the marine environment
Japan can and should do more to preserve the world's oceans.
Business Jul 15, 2017
Japan's country quotas for saury catches rejected at international fisheries meeting
Japan's proposal for setting country-by-country catch quotas for North Pacific saury was snubbed at an international fisheries meeting that ended Saturday in Sapporo, with China, South Korea and Russia refusing to accept it, officials said. The eight-member North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), however, agreed to ...
Editorials Jun 8, 2017
Tighten measures to combat illegal fishing
It is feared that the products of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing are consumed in Japan in large numbers.
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Apr 27, 2017
Vinegar offers hope in Barrier Reef starfish battle
Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef. The predatory starfish is naturally occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and runoff at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, ...