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Japan stops rescue amid 'violent' storm
(Manila Standard,September 6, 2020 , on page A2)Japanese authorities on Saturday temporarily suspended their search for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. ... -
Japan tells China: No done deal in sea spat
(Manila Standard,June 18, 2015 , on page A1-A2)Japan warned China on Wednesday that its extensive land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea does not make ownership "a done deal" after Beijing announced it had almost finished its controversial island building. ... -
Japan to fight trade ban on tuna
(BusinessWorld,March 12, 2010 , on page S1/10)Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ... -
Japan to restart commercial whale hunts
(Panay News,December 27, 2018 , on page 6)Japan said it will restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism. It said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body tasked with whale conservation. ... -
Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic
(The Philippine Star,December 27, 2018 , on page 15)Japan announced yesterday it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting the animals for commercial use, but said it will no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings of ... -
Japan to send largest warship to disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 15, 2017 , on page A13)Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War II. China claims almost ... -
Japan to try again to justify 'scientific' whaling
(BusinessWorld,April 15, 2015 , on page S1/9)Japan stop Whaling negotiator said on Tuesday Tokyo would try again to justify its "scientific" Antarctic Ocean hunt after a panel of experts said the government had not proved why it needed to kill the mammals. Joji ... -
Japan tuna price soars past $270,000 at New Year auction
(Manila Bulletin,January 6, 2023 , on page 4)The top-selling tuna at Tokyo's traditional New Year auction sold for more than $270,000 on Thursday, nearly double last year's price, breaking a pandemic trend of slumping demand. Michelin-starred sushi restaurant Onodera ... -
Japan vows to fight global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
(Manila Bulletin,March 15, 2010 , on page B-9)Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ... -
Japan warned against whaling in Antarctic
(Manila Standard,November 30, 2015 , on page B8)Environmental activities group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming "research" whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene. After a decade of harassment by Sea Shepherd, ... -
Japan won’t send troops to disputed seas
(The Philippine Star,November 23, 2015 , on page 13)Japan yesterday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea, but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces to support the operation. Last month Washington infuriated ... -
Japan's food producers aim to cultivate a taste for fake fish
(The Manila Times,July 10, 2023 , on page C6)For all of its exuberantly vast scale, and all its sumptuous products, and its fizzingly enthusiastic post-pandemic exhibitors, the Foodex 2023 trade show captured Japan at a vulnerable moment. One exhibit in particular ... -
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 ...