NUMAZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--A new boat fishing tour is reeling in foreign visitors to Shizuoka Prefecture, as a fishing tackle company is seeking to boost international tourism and revive Japan’s ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Japan’s top government spokesman on Wednesday called Russia’s announcement of ...

TOKYO >> Over the past year, Yuki Muraoka noticed an uptick in the number of recreational anglers visiting his favorite fishing haunts in Tokyo. Whether alone or with family, those equipped with rods ...

Update: This article was updated on December 24 with additional information provided by Japan’s Ministry of Fisheries about the Tomi Maru factory fishing vessel that was impounded in Russia for ...

Seasonal fishing for the "Hokkai shimaebi" shrimp started on June 30 in Notsuke Bay in the Nemuro Strait east of Hokkaido, marking the arrival of summer. Twenty fishing boats with white sails went out ...

In a recent article, I covered the international division of the Major League Fishing (MLF) Toyota Series Championship. At the time, there were impressive 18 countries around the globe partnered with ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. At midnight on Sunday morning, Japan’s new ambassador to Beijing, Uichiro Niwa, ...