Masahiko Takeuchi

Japan

Japan Reporter at Undercurrent News

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Japanese scallop prices now likely to climb, not drop, as China ban phased out

4 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

The latter part of the following story, which covers a stakeholder briefing in Hokkaido's scallop industry on May 29, just days before Japan and China agreed to lift the seafood ban, is based on reports from Suisan Keizai, Japan's leading seafood and fisheries newspaper, in collaboration with 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.
Japan's fishery, aquaculture production falls to lowest since 1956

4 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Japan's total fishery and aquaculture production fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, hitting another record low, according to preliminary data released Friday (May 30) by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...] 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.
Lucky Union eyes global top tier with 70,000t surimi stick expansion

5 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Lucky Union Foods, the surimi joint venture between Thai seafood conglomerate Thai Union Group and Korean partners LF Food Corp. and Cheiljedang Group, plans to expand its annual surimi product output to 70,000 metric tons within three years, making it one of the world's top producers of imitation crab sticks. [...] 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 Kohyo aims to triple overseas sales with China ban lift, Asia push

5 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Japanese seafood trading company Kohyo Co. is aiming to boost its overseas sales to JPY 30 billion ($210 million) within the next decade, up from the current JPY 10bn-12bn, with China's recent decision to lift its ban on Japanese seafood acting as a major tailwind. [...] 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.
Japan sets $7.8bn seafood export target by 2030, adds oysters to priority list

5 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

The Japanese government has revised its national strategy for boosting exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products, setting a new seafood export target of JPY 1.1 trillion ($7.8 billion) by 2030, up sharply from JPY 360.9bn in 2024. [...] 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.
Japan, Russia fisheries agreement sets catch limit at record low 22,000t

6 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Japan and Russia have reached a fisheries agreement that drastically cuts the catch quotas for fish within each other's exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the Japanese Fisheries Agency announced on Friday (May 30) [...] 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.
Proximar suffers $1.2m loss after pump failure, harvest plan still within range

6 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Norway-listed Proximar Seafood, a leader in land-based Atlantic salmon farming in Japan, expects a loss of approximately NOK 12 million ($1.2m) and a 550-metric-ton reduction in its fourth-quarter harvest after a critical pump failure led to mass fish mortality at its grow-out facility near Mount Fuji. [...] 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.
CP-Uoriki to open central kitchen to expand sushi reach in Thai convenience sector

6 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BANGKOK, Thailand -- CP-Uoriki Co., a joint venture between CPF Global Food Solution -- part of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods -- and Japanese seafood retailer Uoriki, has launched a full-scale push into the vendor business supplying sushi and other seafood dishes to Thai convenience stores and compact supermarket chains. [...] 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.
Chile's Salmones Aysen expands Southeast Asia coho exports, trims Japan focus

6 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Chilean coho salmon farmer Salmones Aysen is seeing the fruits of its market diversification efforts beyond Japan, as other East and Southeast Asian countries now account for 10% of total coho exports from Chile's salmon industry [...] 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.
Thai tuna exports to US could fall 60% if tariffs hit 48.5%, says industry chief

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's tuna exports to the US could drop by as much as 60% if the Trump administration's reciprocal tariffs are enforced at the currently proposed level, raising the total import duty to 48.5%, according to Chanintr Chalisarapong, president of the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA). [...] 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.