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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Japan looks to rely less on key markets for agricultural and food product exports
The Japanese government said that it will seek to diversify export destinations for agricultural and food products to reduce the country's dependence on specific markets, taking China and the United States into account.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Japan urges South Korea to end ban on its seafood imports
Japan is appealing to South Korea to scrap restrictions on Japanese seafood imports imposed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
China resumes seafood imports from some Japan regions
China on Sunday (June 29) announced it is immediately resuming seafood products imported from some Japanese regions, ending a nearly two-year overall ban imposed due to worries over Japan's release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima n ...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Chinese official highlights issue of nuclear-contaminated water in light of potential resumption of seafood imports from Japan
China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on December 24 that the country's position in opposing Japan's discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean remains unchanged.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Proximar Seafood sells first harvest of Atlantic salmon in Japan at premium price
Proximar Seafood, the first producer of Atlantic salmon in Japan, has announced the successful sale of its inaugural harvest at a price well above the normal import prices.
Monday, February 5, 2024
Proximar Seafood initiates subsequent offering to boost funding for Japan salmon RAS project
Proximar Seafood, the operator of a land-based salmon recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, has launched a subsequent offering to raise up to an additional NOK 25 million (US$2.4 million) for its ongoing proj ...
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Proximar Seafood's first batch of salmon in Japan transferred to post smolt grow-out facility
Proximar Seafood AS has achieved a significant milestone with the successful transfer of the first batch of Atlantic salmon from the nursery department to the post smolt grow-out facility (PSG), Fish Farmer reported.
Monday, September 11, 2023
Japan sees 23.2% dip in value in July seafood exports to China
The value of Japan's seafood exports to China fell 23.2% in July from a year earlier to ¥7.7 billion (US$52 million), partly due to the neighboring country's blanket radiation testing on such products that started that month, governmen ...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Thailand to keep food safety situation under observation after Japan's release of nuclear plant wastewater
Thaliand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is maintaining a 'wait and see' stance after Japan's release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on August 24, according to FDA deputy secretary-genera ...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Japan's onshore aquaculture grows to secure food supplies and protect environment
Japan is witnessing a rapid expansion of onshore aquaculture, with both major fishery companies and startups venturing into farmed mackerel and shrimp, driven by the nation's pursuit of bolstering food security and environmental protection ...
Monday, June 19, 2023
Companies in Kanagawa, Japan tests new system to use food waste as livestock feed
Companies in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan and Japanese telecommunication's firm NTT East have launched an initiative to test a system that connects food manufacturers with livestock farmers, with a goal to utilise food residue, including sub- ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
New aquaculture solution in Japan supports sustainable seafood output and lowers input costs
A new customised aquaculture-monitoring system has been announced by Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and its Japanese distributor, GISupply, which supports sustainable seafood production and low ...
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Minerva SA to buy Breeders & Packers Uruguay from Japan's NH Foods
Major Brazilian meatpacker Minerva SA has made an offer to buy Uruguay's Breeders & Packers, owned by Japan's NH Foods Ltd, Nasdaq reported.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Japan plans new bureau to boost agri-food exports
Japan plans to set up a new bureau next year to significantly increase the country's exports of agricultural products, farm minister Kotaro Nogami announced at a recent press conference as part of restructuring of the ministry to take effec ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Japanese seafood firms adopt new working methods
Various major seafood firms in Japan have indefinitely changed their operating ways while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting to telework and other methods to keep employees safe, reported SeafoodSource.

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