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Japan's 'Tuna King' wins auction with $636,000 bid
(The Manila Times,January 6, 2017 , on page B5)Japan’s self-styled “Tuna King” has done it again—paying more than $600,000 for a single fish. Sushi entrepreneur Kiyoshi Kimura paid top price at the first auction of the new year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market on Thursday, ... -
Japan's historic Tsukiji market holds final auction
(Manila Bulletin,January 6, 2018 , on page 7)Tokyo’s world-famous Tsukiji fish market held its last pre-dawn New Year’s auction on Friday before closing down for relocation, with the highest bidder paying more than $320,000 for a giant tuna. After more than 80 years ... -
Japan's Tsukiji fish market to stop tourist tuna viewings
(Manila Bulletin,August 22, 2018 , on page 6)Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market will stop admitting tourists to watch its pre-dawn tuna auctions next month, as it prepares to move locations on October 11, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. After more than 80 years in operation ... -
Japan's whaling science under the microscope
(The Philippine Star,June 4, 2015 , on page B-8)When Japanese researchers said earlier this year that eating whale meat could help prevent dementia and memory loss, the news provoked snorts of derision - it couldn't be real science, went the retort. Despite protestations ... -
Japan, SEAFDEC to promote sustainable aquaculture
(DailyGuardian,June 29, 2019 , on page 8)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo can’t thank Japan enough for continuously supporting the department’s mission to promote sustainable aquaculture. ... -
Japan-PH air ‘serious concern’ over South China Sea conflict
(Manila Standard,April 10, 2022 , on page A1-A3)Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost security ties in their first foreign and defense ministerial meeting on Saturday, amid worries over China’s increasingly assertive maritime activities. It was the first so-called ... -
Japan: Australia whaling threat 'unfortunate'
(Manila Bulletin,February 23, 2010 , on page B-5)Japan’s foreign minister Sunday described Australia’s threat of legal action against its controversial whaling activities as "unfortunate" but said he did not believe it would hurt ties. "It’s very unfortunate the Australian ... -
Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,September 28, 2018 , on page 6)Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ... -
Japanese city on alert for deadly blowfish
(Panay News,January 17, 2018 , on page 6)A Japanese city has broadcast emergency warnings to prevent people consuming blowfish, after potentially deadly portions were mistakenly sold. A local supermarket in Gamagori city sold five packets of fugu fish without ... -
Japanese conservation biologist is new deputy chief of SEAFDEC/AQD
(Panay News,October 24, 2020 , on page 13)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), a regional treaty organization that promotes sustainable fisheries among its 11 member countries, welcomed the new deputy chief of its Aquaculture Department ... -
Japanese conservation biologist is new deputy chief of SEAFDEC/AQD
(DailyGuardian,October 24, 2020 , on page 2-11)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), a regional treaty organization that promotes sustainable fisheries among its 11 member countries, welcomed the new deputy chief of its Aquaculture Department (AQD) ... -
Japanese firm breeds 'sustainable' bluefin tuna from eggs
(Manila Bulletin,March 17, 2010 , on page B-8)A Japanese company has started exporting what it calls sustainably grown bluefin tuna, which it says allows sushi lovers to keep eating the species without driving down ocean stocks. Bluefin tuna is either caught in the ... -
Japanese fishermen kill 30 more dolphins in Taiji
(The Manila Times,January 24, 2014 , on page B7)Fishermen in the small Japanese town of Taiji killed more than two-dozen striped dolphins on Thursday, cam–paigners said, as global outrage over the slaughter grows. Activists from the militant environmentalist group Sea ... -
Japanese lawyer is new deputy chief of Seafdec
(Manila Bulletin,September 24, 1996 , on page 26)A Japanese lawyer who also holds a fisheries degree is the new deputy chief of a Philippine government-hosted fisheries center based here. Yasuho Tadokoro, from Chiba City, will serve as second top man of the Southeast ... -
Japanese plane flies over disputed islands
(BusinessWorld,June 24, 2015 , on page S1/11)A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, ... -
Japanese scientist takes leading role in research on fish diseases
(Manila Bulletin,June 26, 2003 , on page D-3)A Japanese fish scientist has been assigned by the Japanese government to oversee the planning and management of a Philippine-based Southeast Asian fish disease project. Dr. Kazuya Nagasawa, a fish parasite and disease ... -
Japanese tuna nets $3.1 M at auction
(The Philippine Star,January 7, 2019 , on page A21)A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna on Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first predawn new year's auction. Bidding ... -
Japanese warship damaged in collision with Chinese boat
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 1, 2020 , on page A9)A Japanese destroyer and a Chinese fishing boat collided in the East China Sea on Monday night and no one was injured, Japan’s defense minister said, but China said a fisherman was hurt and suggested the Japanese vessel ... -
Japanese whalers return to port with first catch: 2 Minkes
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 3, 2019 , on page A13)Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause ... -
Japanese, British warships head to South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,November 28, 2018 , on page S2/8)Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ...