Tired of the relentless glow of city neon? Forget the crowded tourist routes and prepare for an adventure into Okayama Prefecture, a beautiful region in western Japan, home to the serene mountainside and the captivating islands. This year, Japan’s...
UMITO Partners and the Kita-Rumoi Fisheries Cooperative Association Yagishiri Branch in Haboro Town, Hokkaido, have launched the Yagishiri UNI-MOBA Sustainable Fisheries Project in April 2025. This project seeks to enhance the quality of sea urchins...
Japan is famous for being a country with a long history and a desire to preserve traditions. Its culture is influenced by its status as an island nation, and Japan’s seafood dishes are among its most well known cultural exports. Despite this, some...
Climate change is having a significant impact on the Hokkaido region. According to the Hokkaido Research Organization, Japan’s coldest and northernmost prefecture will see average July temperatures increase as much as 3 degrees by the 2030s, in...
Miyagi Prefecture has placed a ban fishing for small bluefin tuna less than 30 kg until September 30 2019. This comes after the estimate that the amount of tuna acquired this year may exceed limits set by the prefecture. This consequence of...