Masahiko Takeuchi

Japan

Japan Reporter at Undercurrent News

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South Korea suspends 10% tariff on Norwegian mackerel with limited impact expected on new season prices

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

South Korea will temporarily remove its 10% import tariff on up to 10,000 metric tons of Norwegian and Pacific mackerel starting July 1, as part of broader efforts to stabilize seafood prices and reduce pressure on household food costs. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Week 25 Japan tuna roundup: Fresh bluefin prices hit year-low at $17/kg as airflown Aussie, NZ supply floods

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Wholesale prices for fresh wild Pacific bluefin tuna at Tokyo's Toyosu Market have plunged to their lowest level since the beginning of this year, pressured by a surge in arrivals of air-shipped southern bluefin tuna from Australia and New Zealand, according to market data and Undercurrent News industry sources [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account.
Japan's Okamura Foods to acquire Latvian trout farm for new European aquaculture base

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

This article is being updated. You will be notified of any updates. Okamura Foods Co., the largest trout salmon farmer in Japan, will acquire a 51% stake in Latvia-based Riga Bay Aquaculture (RBA) through its wholly owned Danish subsidiary Musholm, the Japanese seafood group has announced. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.
Russian frozen opilio crab fetches over $22/kg in Busan on tight supply

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Two recent auctions for Russia's Far East new-season frozen snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) held in Busan, South Korea, saw prices surpass $22 per kilogram, multiple Japanese sources told Undercurrent News [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Nissui launches open innovation program to co-create sustainable food ideas

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Japanese seafood giant Nissui Corp. has launched an open innovation initiative to develop new businesses and expand beyond traditional boundaries, the company announced Monday (June 16). [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
Maruha Nichiro forms JV to boost Japan-related seafood sales in Thailand

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Maruha Nichiro Corp., the world's largest seafood company by revenue, is accelerating efforts to expand Japan-related seafood sales in Thailand and its surrounding region, leveraging new joint ventures and the establishment of an ultra-low temperature tuna distribution network. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.
Maruha Nichiro expands pet food business with debut frozen product

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Maruha Nichiro Corp., the world's largest seafood company by revenue, is making its first move into the frozen pet food sector with a new product from domestic subsidiary AIXIA Corp., scheduled for release July 1, the company announced Monday (June 16). [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Long lag in recovery for Japan seafood processors after 2011 tsunami

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

More than a decade after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan's northeastern coast, the country's seafood processing sector has yet to recover fully, particularly in sales, according to a government survey released Friday (June 13) [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Westward Alaska pollock catchers sets sail after price deal with Maruha Nichiro

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

A group of US catcher vessel owners protesting pollock prices in Alaska have agreed to resume fishing for the B season after reaching a deal with Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro Corporation's US subsidiary Westward Seafoods, bringing an end to a stand-down that disrupted operations at one of the state's major processing hubs in Dutch Harbor [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account.
Norwegian salmon exports to South Korea rise 12% as fillet demand grows

2 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

SEOUL, South Korea -- The Norwegian salmon industry is experiencing a sharp rise in exports to South Korea in 2025, as buyers there take advantage of falling prices and increased supply, with importers driving a shift toward filleted products in response to changing consumer preferences and logistics [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.