Japan's Hokkaido scallop exports to Southeast Asia soar 150%

As China maintains import ban, Japanese fishing interests scramble for new markets

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Scallops are shelled in Hokkaido. The work is very labor intensive. (Photo by Hajime Tsubasa)

MASAHISA TANAKA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's fishing industry is cutting dependence on China for exports and moving quickly to create new processing hubs and sales channels in Southeast Asia, the U.S. and elsewhere with government support.

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