Business Jun 8, 2020
Japan has been seeking an expansion of catch quota at meetings of the Northern Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.
World / Science & Health Mar 23, 2020
Warmest oceans ever force tuna titan to start protecting fish
Helping the canned tuna industry cope with climate change tops an already lengthy to-do list for Darian McBain, chief sustainability officer at the Thailand company that owns the Chicken of the Sea and John West brands. In a business long accused by activists of abusing ...
Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Mar 7, 2020
Tokyo revealed: Adachi Market Days open the auction floor to locals
While relatively unknown, the Adachi Market ranks second only to the Toyosu in trade volume. On designated Adachi Market Days, anyone can visit, shop and participate in tuna auctions.
National Jan 5, 2020
Tuna fetches ¥193 million in New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu market
A bluefin tuna fetched ¥193.2 million Sunday at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the second-highest price on record. The payout for the 276-kg tuna caught by a vessel operating out of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, amounts to ¥700,000 per kg. The successful ...
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Nov 30, 2019
Katsuo Shokudo: A new, permanent location for the katsuobushi specialist
by Robbie Swinnerton
Mai Nagamatsu is more than just a fan of katsuo (skipjack tuna). She's an avowed, unapologetic evangelist for those streamlined, silvery pelagic fish that play such an important role in Japanese cuisine. So much so that she set up her own small specialist breakfast ...
Business / Corporate Nov 22, 2019
Bumble Bee files bankruptcy amid antitrust fines and lawsuits
Bumble Bee Foods LLC, the largest North American brand of packaged seafood, filed for bankruptcy amid criminal fines and civil lawsuits stemming from a federal price-fixing case with plans for its assets to be acquired by FCF Co. for about $925 million. The canned-tuna purveyor ...
National Oct 1, 2019
Toyosu fish market to add noise in bid to liven up tuna auction experience for visitors
Visitors to the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo's Koto Ward will soon be able to experience the vibrant atmosphere of the tuna auctions by hearing the action live while watching the popular events from an upper-level corridor. Currently, only visitors on the observation deck can ...
Editorials Sep 16, 2019
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.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Mar 2, 2019
Katsuo Shokudo: Celebrating the umami tradition
by Robbie Swinnerton
When it comes to seafood, we all have our favorites. It might be maguro (tuna) sushi, charcoal-grilled unagi (eel), a salmon steak or a nice fillet of batter-fried plaice. For Mai Nagamatsu, though, there's no question: Her fish of choice is katsuo (skipjack tuna). That's ...
National Jan 29, 2019
Bluefin tuna catches off Japan sluggish as fishers curb operations due to stricter overfishing rules
Bluefin tuna catches in coastal waters off Japan have been sluggish so far in the current fishing season that runs from July 2018 to March this year. Many fishers have apparently curbed operations following the introduction this season of stricter rules designed to tackle overfishing, ...
National Jan 15, 2019
Observation deck for Tokyo's renowned tuna auctions opens to public at new Toyosu market site
by Sakura Murakami
Visitors formed long lines before daybreak on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Tokyo's renowned tuna auctions — now at the Toyosu wholesale fish market — as an observation deck opened to the public for the first time since the relocation from Tsukiji in ...
Commentary / World Oct 31, 2018
by Peter M. Christian and Mark Zimring
Global fish stocks are in decline, but a new tuna management scheme by the Federated States of Micronesia offers a blueprint for recovery.