Last year, the same wholesale market at the Shimonoseki port set what was then a record 120,000 yen per kilogram for whale meat. The meat put on auction on Nov. 14 came from the most coveted ...

The auction, held at the Sapporo fish market and Shimonoseki port, featured 1.4 tons of fin whale meat caught off Hokkaido. The tail meat, known as "onomi," fetched the peak price of $1,312 per ...

The Kangei Maru, the successor to the Nisshin Maru, which retired in November after more than 30 years of operation, left Shimonoseki, its home port, on May 21. “We will work as one to maintain ...

a company unveiled a new "mother ship" at a port in the heart of the industry, declaring the investment the start of a bright new future. On April 3, a crowd gathered in Shimonoseki City ...