'Illegally' procured tuna easily enter Japan from Mediterranean

Top consumer's inspections of seafood imports fail to meet global standards

IUU Tuna Top 2025-07

Frozen tuna are unloaded at Shimizu Port in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, in October 2024.

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TOKYO -- Japan, the largest consumer of tuna in the world, is importing the fish through channels that circumvent strict international regulations, Nikkei has found.

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