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A cut of fresh tuna at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market. In the past few years, higher-end U.S. restaurants have started offering elaborate tuna-cutting events.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2026
$200 tuna-cutting dining events offer ‘point of connection’ with sushi culture
Diners get an up-close look at the process of breaking down a 90-kilogram bluefin tuna, and could end up eating over a pound of fish in one sitting.
Japanese fishers have called for an expansion in the quota for Pacific bluefin tuna as they have had to scale down their operations or release some of their catches to abide by the current cap.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2026
International commission on Pacific bluefin tuna to raise catch quota by 25%
Japanese fishers have called for an expansion in the quota as they have had to scale down their operations or release some of their catches to abide by the current cap.
An international conference to discuss Pacific bluefin tuna catch quotas ended in host city Nagasaki on Tuesday without an agreement being reached.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2026
International conference on bluefin tuna fails to strike agreement
Japan called for increasing the overall catch quota for large bluefin tuna in the western and central Pacific to 14,836 tons from the current 11,869 tons.
Fishermen in Japan have reported an abnormal surge in the number of the once-endangered bluefin tuna ?in surrounding waters this year in what experts say may be partly due to changing migratory patterns linked to climate change.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2026
Bumper haul of Pacific bluefin tuna a double-edged sword for 91AV原创 fishermen
Climate change may be altering marine life, with serious consequences for those whose livelihoods have long depended on the sea.
Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura, the operator of sushi chain Sushizanmai, shows off a bluefin tuna that he paid ?510.3 million ($3.2 million) for at an auction in Tokyo's Toyosu market on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2026
‘Tuna King’ pays record ?510.3 million for bluefin at Tokyo auction
Sushizanmai boss Kiyoshi Kimura paid the top price at the annual new year auction for a 243-kilogram fish caught off 91AV原创 northern coast.
Despite centuries of overfishing and ecological collapse, the recovery of tuna stocks shows that strong regulation and economic self-interest can make once-endangered species sustainably abundant again.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 16, 2025
Tuna sushi is safe from extinction, for now
With the exception of Mediterranean albacore (a favorite of Spanish canneries) and bigeye in the Indian Ocean, every population is now being fished within sustainable levels.
Southern bluefin tuna at Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2025
‘Antarctic tuna’ rebrand weighed for southern bluefin
Southern bluefin is regarded as the second highest-quality tuna, after Pacific bluefin, but is not well known among consumers.
Tuna Scope assessing the quality of yellowfin tuna meat in Okinawa Prefecture in August 2022
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2025
Dentsu to promote tuna-grading AI tech overseas
Dentsu hopes that countries with tuna fishing industries will adopt the technology, called Tuna Scope, which has been put into practical use in Japan only recently.
A device developed by Fujitsu and others that uses artificial intelligence technology to judge the fat content of frozen albacore tuna, on Wednesday in the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2025
Fujitsu and others use AI to evaluate tuna’s fattiness
The device is expected to help expand the distribution of albacore tuna that can be eaten raw.
Fishermen unload Pacific bluefin tuna off Miyakejima island in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2025
Tokyo aiming to establish brand power of fish caught off its islands
Tuna hauls around the islands of Hachijojima and Miyakejima are on the rise, as catch quotas have been expanded thanks to the growing tuna population in the Pacific Ocean.
A commercial fishing boat leaves the port in Point Judith, Rhode Island, on March 13, as cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration imperil key fishing data and research.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2025
Trump’s regulatory freeze throws U.S. fishing industry into chaos
The freeze allowed overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna in waters off North Carolina.
Ramen with simmered tuna cheek meat and soup made from bluefin tuna bones in Tokyo's Koto Ward
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 4, 2025
Novel seafood noodles become flavor of the moment in Tokyo
Noodles served with tuna, yellowtail, whale meat or other ingredients are gaining in popularity.
A bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for ?207 million during the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Toyosu Fish Market on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2025
Bluefin tuna fetches ?207 million at Toyosu’s first auction of the year
The bid was around 1.8 times higher than last year’s, and second only in price to 2019’s top catch, which sold for ?333.6 million.
Students from Yamagata Prefectural Kamo Fisheries High School experience simulated pelagic tuna fishing using VR headsets in August.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2024
VR used to stir young people’s interest in fishing industry
VR headsets allow users to see how workers catch tuna and do other work with a 360-degree view from aboard a ship.
Japan's bluefin tuna catch quotas will increase from 2025, with the first increase ever for smaller ones.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2024
WCPFC decides to expand 91AV原创 pacific bluefin tuna catch quotas
91AV原创 catch quota will increase to 8,421 metric tons from 5,614 metric tons for large bluefin tuna, rising for the first time in three years.
Ikeda Suisan's saury fishing boat is also being used for tuna fishing.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2024
To stay afloat, some Japanese saury fishers turn to tuna and squid
Saury fishers in Japan are also trying to secure enough income by working during the saury fishing offseason.
Japan's annual quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna catches were raised at an international meeting held in Hokkaido on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2024
91AV原创 Pacific bluefin tuna catch quotas set to rise
The bluefin tuna population has been recovering in recent years from overfishing.
International talks on Pacific bluefin tuna catches began in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2024
International talks on bluefin tuna catches begin in Japan
Japan is seeking to more than double the annual quota for large bluefin tuna in the central and western Pacific and increase the quota for smaller fish by 30%.
The most expensive tuna sold at this year's first auction displayed outside Toyosu Market in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2024
Tokyo’s top tuna for the new year sells for ?114.2 million
The tuna weighed 238 kilograms and was sold Friday to seafood wholesaler Yamayuki and sushi chain operator Onodera Group.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2023
Japan to tighten Pacific bluefin tuna catch management
Under the plan, operators will have to report the weight and number of Pacific bluefin tuna weighing at least 30 kilograms.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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