83 articles
Exports to Japan
Trends in agricultural exports to Japan
Exports to Japan– category –
Trends in agricultural exports to Japan
-
Squid migration falls below last year across the whole Sea of Japan: will Vietnamese squid and octopus come in instead?
Domestic squid is not being landed. The long-term fishing forecast for Japanese common squid in the Sea of Japan, released by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency on July 31, 2026, put the August-to-December migration volume as "below the previous year across the whole Sea of Japan." All four sea areas—northern and central Hokkaido, southern Hokkaido and Tsugaru, the northern Honshu Sea of Japan, and the western Sea of Japan—are below the previous year... -
The Vietnamese Bau May cooperative that splits pepper into six forms: what can Japanese raw-material sourcing use?
On September 24, 2026, the Vietnamese daily Nhan Dan featured the pepper-growing area of Hoa Hiep village, Ho Chi Minh City. The protagonist is the "Bau May Agriculture, Trade and Tourism Cooperative" (Hop tac xa Nong nghiep - Thuong mai - Du lich Bau May), which stopped shipping black pepper as raw material in sacks and, mil... -
An orchard that stopped pesticides 40 days before harvest: what did Japanese buyers go to see?
In the lychee-growing area of Thanh Ha in Haiphong, northern Vietnam, producers have agreed to stop all chemical pesticides 40 days before harvest, the local agriculture-specialist paper Nong nghiep va Moi truong reported in a piece dated September 24, 2026. The first part of the same series (dated September 23) said that from 300 trees, about one tonne... -
Tilapia to Japan up 77% in eight months; what goes to sashimi is a 1.7 kg brackish-water fish
In figures released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on September 25, 2026, tilapia (ca ro phi) exports reached US$90 million for the January–August cumulative total, up 43% year on year. In the same figures, exports to Japan were US$2 million cumulatively, up 77%, and US$400,000 in August alone (original text "400 nghin USD"), up 19... -
After seasoned eggs, peeled boiled eggs: Japanese clients ask to switch from cans to pouches
For the seasoned ready-to-eat eggs that the Vietnamese egg-processing company Vinh Thanh Dat (V.food) first shipped to Japan in June, what its Japanese client asked for next was "unseasoned peeled boiled eggs." A Dan Tri newspaper dated September 24, 2026 reported this as an account from the company's top executive. The use... -
Kyokuyo expands sales of Vietnamese pangasius in Japan: why did exports to Japan grow 20%?
The major Japanese seafood company Kyokuyo presented about 500 seafood and processed-food items to about 760 client companies at its own trade show held in Osaka on September 11. At the event, organized by its four branches in Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka, one of the items proposed was fillets of Vietnamese frozen pangasius (ca tra)... -
Vietnam–EFTA agreement reaches a broad accord: a wealthy European market opens to Vietnamese seafood, with ripple effects for Japan
The FTA between Vietnam and the four EFTA countries has reached a broad accord after 14 years. A high-standard, wealthy European market opens to Vietnamese seafood. We read what will ripple through to Japanese seafood sourcing as the hurdles of rules of origin and quality rise. -
20 tonnes of chili powder ship to Japan for the first time: the sourcing window opened by the Japan–Korea joint venture Jangtop
Jangtop Vina, a Japan–Korea joint venture in Haiphong, has exported 20 tonnes of chili powder to Japan for the first time. From its plan to supply 20–30 tonnes a month and its kimchi-grade specifications, we read what is happening in Japanese seasoning sourcing. -
Wild white fish in short supply worldwide: Vinh Hoan expands sales channels to Japan too
With wild white fish in short supply, the largest pangasius company, Vinh Hoan, is expanding sales channels centered on Europe. Its CEO named Brazil and Japan. We lay it out from the perspective of Japanese buyers looking for white-fish substitutes. -
Nam Viet breeds tilapia with the UK's Benchmark, building a quality receptacle for white fish
The major Vietnamese pangasius company Nam Viet has formed a long-term partnership with the UK's Benchmark on breeding Nile tilapia. Through ASC and BAP certification and genetic improvement, the options for white-fish raw materials used by Japanese foodservice are widening.
