TOKYO -- Farmed salmon is the most popular item at conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, and about 85% of the supply consumed in Japan is imported from countries like Norway. But with import prices rising, the domestic salmon aquaculture industry is growing.
Japan Salmon Farm, the country's largest salmon farm operator located in Aomori prefecture in the north, is looking to more than triple production from the current fiscal year to the year ending June 2030. In an interview with Nikkei, Chairman Koichi Okamura said the company wants to fill the gap between sluggish growth in global production and soaring worldwide demand driven by the popularity of sushi.
