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FISHERIES

Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Dec 19, 2022
Hokkaido kelp farmers aim to boost storage of ＆blue carbon＊ in seaweed beds
Stakeholders in the major kelp-producing region this year started researching the growing conditions of seaweeds and the amount of absorbed carbon with an aim to sell blue carbon credits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 26, 2021
China＊s maritime policies need a considered response from Japan
Careful countermeasures must be considered as Beijing integrates its ocean organizations and steps up its territorial goals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Mar 7, 2021
Your dinner has an origin story and blockchain tech can help you find it
Tracing the journey of how your food gets to your table is becoming easier with the help of apps that allow shoppers to make more informed decisions.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2019
Jakarta lodges protest with Beijing over border intrusion near South China Sea
Indonesia has protested to Beijing over the presence of a Chinese coast guard vessel in its territorial waters near the disputed South China Sea, saying it marked a ※violation of sovereignty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 20, 2019
Fishing vessels pushing vaquita porpoise off Mexico to extinction: U.N. treaty chief
A rare species of porpoise is facing imminent extinction as fishing vessels appear to be flouting an international ban on them entering its last sanctuary, off the coast of Mexico, the head of a U.N. treaty said.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Oct 22, 2018
Can Tokyo＊s new Toyosu market live up to the Tsukiji brand?
The Toyosu wholesale market opened its doors for the first time earlier this month after relocating from Tsukiji, where it was famed for being one of the largest seafood and fish markets in the world and for catering to the finest restaurants in Tokyo.
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Feb 23, 2018
WTO backs Japan complaint against South Korea＊s Fukushima import ban
Tokyo welcomes a World Trade Organization ruling against South Korea＊s ban on seafood from Fukushima Prefecture but Seoul plans to appeal.
Japan Times
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Dec 25, 2017
Coast guard＊s Maizuru base stands on the front line of Japan＊s poaching and nuclear concerns
Located less than 900 kilometers from North Korea and beside Fukui Prefecture＊s nuclear power reactors, Japan Coast Guard＊s 8th Regional Headquarters in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, finds some of the nation＊s challenges close at hand.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 13, 2017
Japan＊s fisheries still swimming upstream
In March, the internet news site Videonews.com posted a conversation between environmental journalist Tetsuji Ida and Waseda University researcher Yasuhiro Sanada, who writes about fisheries. During the talk, Sanada said that whaling is a ※dead industry,§ and seemed to think that the ongoing controversy...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
Time to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies
Much of the $30 billion a year countries spend on fisheries subsidies directly encourages unsustainable, destructive and illegal fishing practices.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2015
No politics behind Russia drift net ban: experts
Russia＊s newly approved ban on a scorched-earth form of ocean fishing is driven by environmental interests, not international politics, analysts and activists have said.
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2014
Managing declining fish stocks
The future survival and prosperity of Japan＊s fishing industry is dependent on its embrace of sustainable catch practices.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / WEDGE
Feb 9, 2014
Eco-labels urged to save endangered marine life
2013 highlighted the decline in Japan＊s fishery resources, with baby eel trading at ?3 million per kilogram 〞 more expensive than silver 〞 and the catch quota of bluefin tuna being slashed at the December meeting of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks...
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Feb 3, 2014
METI asks Fukushima fisherman for groundwater diversion OK
KYODO
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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