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Seafood

Japanese sushi chain buys tuna for record $4.18 million at New Year auction

Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, President of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai's the Tokyo-based operator Kiyomura, displays a 243kg bluefin tuna that fetched 510.3 million yen (S$4.18 million) at his main restaurant in Tokyo on Jan 5, 2026, after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market.
Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, President of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai's the Tokyo-based operator Kiyomura, displays a 243kg bluefin tuna that fetched 510.3 million yen (S$4.18 million) at his main restaurant in Tokyo on Jan 5, 2026, after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market.

US once again recalls imported Indonesian shrimp over Caesium-137 findings

Stickers warning of radiation dangers on a house next to the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate, where Caesium-137 was detected, in Indonesia's Banten province on Oct 13.
Stickers warning of radiation dangers on a house next to the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate, where Caesium-137 was detected, in Indonesia's Banten province on Oct 13.

Japan oysters dying ‘en masse’, likely due to warmer sea, say officials

In some coastal areas in western Japan, around 90 per cent of cultivated oysters are dead.
In some coastal areas in western Japan, around 90 per cent of cultivated oysters are dead.

Singapore farms press on with smarter strategies and collective efforts to cut costs

Mr Koh Foo Weng, a facility manager of AquaChamp farm, scoops out vannamei shrimps in the farm on Nov 25, 2025.
Mr Koh Foo Weng, a facility manager of AquaChamp farm, scoops out vannamei shrimps in the farm on Nov 25, 2025.

New owners taking over 2 fish farming facilities left vacant by firms exiting aquaculture industry

The eight-storey farm has been taken over by land-based fish farm operator AquaChamp and local construction and engineering firm HPC Builders.
The eight-storey farm has been taken over by land-based fish farm operator AquaChamp and local construction and engineering firm HPC Builders.

Green mussel shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

Children swim at a bamboo footbridge, with piles of discarded green mussel shells nearby, in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Sept 20.
Children swim at a bamboo footbridge, with piles of discarded green mussel shells nearby, in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Sept 20.

Japanese restaurant owners in China lament flare-up in diplomatic tensions amid cancellations

Chinese customers generally account for half of Mr Takashi Ito's Japanese seafood restaurant.
Chinese customers generally account for half of Mr Takashi Ito's Japanese seafood restaurant.

Large-scale oyster deaths in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture prompt government probe

Dead oysters have also been reported in parts of Okayama Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture.
Dead oysters have also been reported in parts of Okayama Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture.

Japan resumes seafood exports to China after Beijing eases 2023 ban

At present, only three Japanese exporters have been allowed to ship their seafood products to China.
At present, only three Japanese exporters have been allowed to ship their seafood products to China.

Taste of horseshoe crab draws visitors to Johor

Mr Mohd Khair with the sambal horseshoe crab at his restaurant in Kota Tinggi.
Mr Mohd Khair with the sambal horseshoe crab at his restaurant in Kota Tinggi.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.