Japan to test scallop processing in Mexico
New York – The Japan External Trade Organization will launch a pilot project next year to process Japanese scallops in Mexico and export them to the United States, people familiar …
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U.S. TV commercials to promote Japanese scallops
New York – Television commercials promoting scallops and other fishery products from Japan will be aired on U.S. news channel CNN starting Tuesday, sources said Monday. As China’s blanket import …
Tepco’s Fukushima No. 1 victim compensation costs set to rise
The government expects that victim compensation and other costs related to the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant will rise ¥1.9 trillion from its current projection, …
Radioactivity detected in Fukushima worker’s nose
A worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has had a high radiation level detected in his nose, authorities said, in a reminder of the hazards involved in cleaning …
Overseas fish buyers begin business trip in Japan
Aomori – Fish wholesalers from the United States, Canada and Singapore started a business trip on Monday to four northeastern prefectures as the local fishing industry continues to reel from …
Japan completes third round of Fukushima treated water discharge
The third round of discharging treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea concluded Monday, the plant operator said, with the utility planning …
Komeito chief set to visit China with letter from Kishida to Xi
The head of the junior partner in Japan’s ruling coalition said Tuesday he will visit China next week, nearly three months after postponing a trip there due to strained bilateral …
Shiseido slashes profit forecast on Fukushima water release
Shiseido slashed its full-year profit forecast on slower demand from Chinese consumers following the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The Japanese cosmetics company …
Marine product exports to China tank 90% on year after import ban
Japan’s marine product exports to China plunged 90.8% from a year earlier to ¥800 million ($5.3 million) in September, after Beijing began a blanket import ban on Japanese seafood over …
At trilateral talks, Japan asserts Fukushima treated water is safe
Japan on Saturday emphasized the safety of the ongoing release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, during a meeting of …