Masahiko Takeuchi

Japan

Japan Reporter at Undercurrent News

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Japan's largest trout farmer expands in Asia with new wholesale base in Vietnam

4 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Okamura Foods Co., Japan's largest rainbow trout farming company, has officially launched its full-scale seafood wholesale operations in Vietnam, marking a significant step in its global expansion. [...] 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 partners with Singaporean startup to develop cell-based bluefin tuna

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Maruha Nichiro Corp., the world's largest seafood company by revenue, has entered a joint development agreement with Singapore-based UMAMI Bioworks to advance the production of cell-based bluefin tuna, the former announced Friday (May 8). [...] 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 Union secures $150m 'blue loan' to boost sustainable shrimp production

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Thai Union Group has secured a landmark $150 million "blue loan" from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), marking the first such financing in Thailand's seafood industry, the former announced Thursday (May 8) [...] 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.
Mitsubishi to fully acquire Japanese food wholesaler in $952m deal

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Mitsubishi Corp. will acquire all remaining shares of Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., a leading food wholesaler in Japan, through a tender offer valued at approximately JPY 137.6 billion ($952 million), the former announced Thursday (May 8). [...] 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-backed Kunihiro supports Vietnam oyster sector to meet Japanese standard

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BARCELONA, Spain -- Kunihiro, Japan's largest oyster seller, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Vietnam Fisheries Society to enhance production and processing, Hiroshi Kawasaki, the firm's director and chief marketing executive, told Undercurrent News on Tuesday (May 6) at Seafood Expo Global [...] 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.
Russia's Dobroflot to launch $38m pollock processing plant in Nakhodka

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Yuzhmorrybflot, a division of the Russian fishing and seafood processing conglomerate Dobroflot Group, is set to launch a new processing plant in Nakhodka specializing in pollock and other fish species, with a daily production capacity of 120 metric tons of finished products [...] 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's top crab supplier plans 15% increase in procurement, expands focus on VAP

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BARCELONA, Spain -- Japan's top frozen crab supplier, Tsukiji Kanisho Co, aims to handle 20,000 metric tons of frozen crab in the current fiscal year, marking a 15% increase from the previous year, CEO Noriaki Nakamura told Undercurrent News on Tuesday (May 6) at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain [...] 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.
Cermaq's profit rebounds to $90m on Chile salmon cost improvements

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Multinational salmon farmer Cermaq Group reported a strong rebound with a JPY 13.1 billion ($90 million) net profit for the fiscal year ended March 2025, reversing a JPY 20.3bn loss from the previous year, according to its Japanese parent company, Mitsubishi Corp. [...] 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.
Russia bets on China for pollock roe growth, surprising Japan, South Korea

2 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

BUSAN, South Korea -- Japan and South Korea's decades-long duopoly in the global pollock roe market is undergoing a historic challenge as Russian producers make a concerted push into China, an untapped destination for the delicacy [...] 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's Nichimo expands coldwater salmon farming trials amid rising sea temperatures

3 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Masahiko Takeuchi

Japanese seafood giant Nichimo Co. is expanding its coldwater aquaculture trials for coho salmon and rainbow trout off Hokkaido, the country's northernmost island, in response to warming seas affecting coastal farming conditions across the nation. [...] 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.