Chris Loew reports from Osaka, Japan as a contributing editor for SeafoodSource.com. In addition to writing for SeafoodSource.com, he covers Japan for
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The Ocean to Table Council is holding “Edomae Fish Passport Fair” events in September and October with the goal of informing Japanese consumers about sustainably-caught seafood.
The fair will be experience-based, allowing visitors to see, learn about, eat, and enjoy sustainably-caught fish. A smartphone traceability application using blockchain technology will be demonstrated at the stores where the event is held.
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Tokyo, Japan-based Next Meats Co. has announced that it will introduce plant-based milk, pork, and tuna analogs in October …
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The regional fishery management organization that sets tuna harvest-limits in the Eastern Pacific Ocean once again deferred a decision on the Pacific bluefin harvest after failing to reach consensus on the details of a proposed increase.
At the 23 to 27 August meeting of the full commission of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) a proposal by the United States reflecting the recommendations of the online 27 to 29 July Sixth Joint
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The Tokyo Paralympics wrapped up on 5 September, following the first-ever Olympic Games without spectators, and despite challenges related to COVID-19, the event was still a win for seafood sustainability – both the advocates and the organizations promoting it.
Exactly how much certified seafood was sold during the Olympics, and what percentage of that total was comprised of products certified as sustainable, will not be known until an
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Maruha Nichiro, one of the largest fishery, aquaculture, and food processing companies in the world, will jointly research cell-cultured fish meat with IntegriCulture Co., the creator of the trademarked CulNet System, a cell-culture platform that simulates interactions between organs in animals ...
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Japan’s government is creating a fund to assist fishermen in Fukushima and other prefectures whose products are at risk of reputational damage following a planned release of stored cooling water from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant ...
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Japanese food and beverage conglomerate S. Ishimitsu & Co., Ltd. has committed to sourcing seafood from Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified farms and processing plants
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Japan’s seafood export strategy is paying off as the world begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, with its seafood exports up 27 percent in the first half of 2021.
Japan Minister of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Kotaro Nogami reported in an online press conference on 3 August that Japan’s exports of agriculture, forestry, and fishery products and foods increased by 31.6 percent in the first half of 2021 from
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The Sixth Joint Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Northern Committee Working Group Meeting on Pacific Bluefin Tuna Management has partially approved a Japanese proposal to increase the total allowable catch for the species ...
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