111 articles
Japanese market
Exports to Japan and Japan–Vietnam agricultural relations
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Exports to Japan and Japan–Vietnam agricultural relations
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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... -
Ecuadorian shrimp at 2.4 dollars at pond harvest: Vietnamese managers fight with processing and large size
The third installment of the series "Unpacking the Miracle of Ecuadorian Shrimp," published on September 24, 2026, by Nong nghiep va Moi truong, the house organ of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, was the one that named, from the mouth of a company executive, which segment Vietnam's shrimp industry should compete in. The speaker is Thanh Vuong Co., Ltd. (Cong ty TN... -
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. -
Canadian premium seafood up 40% in Vietnam over two years: what it signals for Japan's sales channels
Imports of Canadian lobster and snow crab into Vietnam rose about 40% over two years, reaching US$61 million in 2025. In a market growing into a buyer of premium seafood, we read the sales-channel potential that Japanese seafood buyers hold. -
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. -
the gap that Vietnamese pangasius opens in Japan's food-service sourcing amid a global white-fish shortage
Vietnam's seafood exports are expected to exceed US$12 billion for the full year 2026. With cod and Alaska pollock stuck in a high price range amid a global white-fish shortage, the competitiveness of Vietnamese pangasius, which can be produced stably through farming, is rising. We have laid out, with figures, the points that can be used in Japanese food-service and private-brand sourcing.
