During this month, Kangei Maru is scheduled to leave its home port of Shimonoseki for an eight-month maiden voyage off the north-east coast of Japan. However, the government has set a catch limit ...

Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, southern Japan has been closed to the public for renovations since December 2024. Its sunfish fell ill soon after and staffers struggled to understand why the ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging Nisshin Maru, a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more ...

After exiting the International Whaling Commission in 2018, Japan resumed commercial whaling in 2019 for the first time in 31 years. Locals are trying to make Shimonoseki recognized as Japan’s ...

Almost as soon as the Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, southern Japan closed for renovation in December 2024, the sunfish became unwell, the aquarium said in a post on X. “We couldn’t figure ...

By Jin Yu Young and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from Tokyo. Japan’s largest wildfire in more than three decades was burning through a forested area of a small coastal city on Sunday after ...

This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling industry as it seeks ... The auction, held at the Sapporo fish market and Shimonoseki port, featured 1.4 tons of fin whale meat caught off ...

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The vessel will replace Japan's only existing mother ship ... To coincide with the launch, Shimonoseki City is promoting restaurants and hotels where people can enjoy whale dishes, and raising ...

TOKYO (AP) — A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite ... an aquarist at the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki. The large sunfish arrived at the aquarium ...