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.
As China maintains import ban, Japanese fishing interests scramble for new markets
Scallops are shelled in Hokkaido. The work is very labor intensive. (Photo by Hajime Tsubasa)
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.