National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Mar 5, 2021
Miyagi fishermen facing new challenge, 10 years after tsunami
Global warming, low prices and a shortage of manpower are hitting the industry hard.
National Mar 4, 2021
Membership of fisheries groups shrank 24% in areas hit by 2011 disaster
Nationwide, the membership of fisheries cooperative had fallen 18.7% by the fiscal year ended March 2019 compared to fiscal 2010, the fisheries ministry said.
National | Regional Voices: Okinawa Feb 26, 2021
While government officials are alarmed at the provision for weapons use, no local Japanese fishing vessels travel near the Senkaku Islands nearest China.
National Feb 26, 2021
North Pacific economies agree to cut saury quotas by 40% as catches decline
The combined catch of all commission participants excluding the U.S. and Canada plunged by nearly 60% in 2019 from the previous year to far below the new agreed limit.
National Feb 23, 2021
Farm and fishery production in parts of Tohoku back to predisaster levels
However, challenges remain to be cleared for the full recovery of industry, including import restrictions imposed by South Korea and other countries.
National Feb 11, 2021
Japan to propose cuts in saury catch quotas at regional fishing summit
China and Taiwan, which had opposed stricter restrictions, may agree to quota cuts after experiencing poor hauls last year.
World / Science & Health Jan 28, 2021
Dramatic shark decline leaves 'gaping hole' in ocean, new study reports
Specialists at a meeting on shark conservation were said to be "stunned into silence" by data showing overfishing had wiped out over 70% of some populations in the last half-century.
Business / Economy Jan 5, 2021
Tuna sold at new year Tokyo auction goes for 10% of 2020 price
The price is well below the previous year's ¥193.2 million paid by a Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator.
World Jan 2, 2021
London and Brussels reached a compromise that will see European boats gradually relinquish 25% of their current quotas during a five-and-a-half-year transition period.
World Dec 25, 2020
How Brexit talks overcame suspicion, resentment and fish
by Ian Wishart, Alberto Nardelli and Tim Ross
At times, mutual suspicion and paranoia over listening devices made Brexit look like a chapter from the Cold War, all heightened by COVID-19 restrictions.
National | Regional Voices: Hokkaido Dec 18, 2020
Hokkaido fishing villages face tough decision over nuclear disposal sites
While a traditional industry is slowly dying out, some see a nuclear site as bringing valuable income, while others feel very differently.
Business Dec 17, 2020
Brexit talks head for their climax with a fight over fishing
The pound climbed against the dollar on Wednesday amid optimism that the focus on fish is a sign the two sides have largely settled their differences.