JAPAN BEGINS ITS 3RD SEASON COMMERCIAL WHALING

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• Japan begins its 3rd season commercial whaling.
• As of Saturday, four whaling boats left Japanese ports for coastal waters.
• A total of 5 boats are expected to catch 120 minke whales in waters off the Sanriku Coast and Hokk...

JAPAN’S AGRICULTURE, FISHERY, FORESTRY EXPORTS ROSE 1.1 PERCENT IN 2020

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• Japan’s agriculture, fishery, forestry exports rose 1.1 percent in 2020.
• Household items such as eggs and rice saw a boost in sales.
• In 2020 agriculture exports rose 11.7 percent from the previous year.
• C...

SHIGA PREFECTURE REPORTS BIRD FLU; CULLING BEGINS OF AROUND 11,000 CHICKENS

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• Shiga prefecture reports bird flu; culling begins of around 11,000 chickens.
• The H5 strain made Shiga the 10th prefecture hit with the avian flu.
• A farm in Higashomi on Saturday reported the flu to the local governme...

JAPAN SPECIAL ADVISER TO CABINET RESIGNS OVER BOATING TRIP SCANDAL

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• Japan special adviser to cabinet resigns over boating trip scandal.
• The trip was hosted by the former head of Akita Foods Co.
• The former head hosted Nishikawa and two former senior officials from the Ministry of Agricultu...

JAPAN PARLIAMENT PASSED A BILL TO PROTECT THE IP OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

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• Japan parliament passed a bill to protect the IP of fruits and vegetables.
• The bill is aimed to track illicit outflow from the cultivators of the country to other countries.
• Seeds and seedlings of certain domestic varieti...

PANDEMIC LEADS TO DECLINING EXPORTS OF YELLOWTAIL FISH OVERSEAS

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• Pandemic leads to declining exports of yellowtail fish overseas.
• In Japan, yellowtail is one of the most popular fish.
• The fish was ranked seventh last year in terms of value among Japan exports.
• Yellowtail ex...

AMBITIOUS GOAL TO DOUBLE EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS BY 2025

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• The domestic demand in Japan has gone down due to reduced population
• Government plans to double the exports by 2025 to ¥2 trillion

Japan has been hit by disturbed bilateral relations with South Korea and coronavirus o...

The reason why products manufactured in Japan are trusted

The manufacturing industry in Japan is extensive and highly sophisticated. The products manufactured in Japan are renowned for their quality, advanced settings and designs etc. These products are also known to be durable.

The primary manufacturing industries of Japan are ...

Mangroves help degraded coral reef fisheries

Since long scientists have been studying the impacts of global warming on Coral Reefs which includes loss of their structural complexity and their bleaching.

It is also suspected that as a result of climate change coral reefs could flatten that will lose the hiding places for fishes whi...