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• Daito Gyorui’s Financial Results Cite Profitability Despite Contracted Revenues（May 21, 2012)
• Toyo Suisan Racks Up 25.5 Bn Yen in Operating Proceeds（May 15, 2012)
• Kyokuyo’s Fiscal Report Indicates Firm Revenue and Profit Growths（May 14, 2012)
• Nippon Suisan Appoints Hosomi As New President, Koike As Managing Director
  （April 5, 2012)
• AEON Aims for MSC Product Sales Percentage of 10% in 5 Years（April 4, 2012)
• Kyokuyo Aims for 200B Yen in Sales for FY March 2015（April 2, 2012)
• Maruha Nichiro Suisan in Partnership with Leading Russian Fishing Company for Russian Surimi（March 30, 2012)
• Maruha Nichiro Conducts Survey on Sushi Boat Dining Experience（March 19, 2012)
• Nichirei Foods Makes A Foray Into Vietnamese Market（March 15, 2012)
• Kyokuyo's Estimated Quake Damage Amounts to \622M（April 18, 2011)
• 60% of Large Saury Ships Sustain Damage（April 6, 2011)
• Seven Tsukiji Wholesalers' Transaction Amounts for March（April 5, 2011)
• Kyokuyo Group: Kamaishi Research Center Partially Opens（April 1, 2011)
• February Seafood Imports Show 13% Dip to 160,000 Tons（March 31, 2011)
• Maruha Nichiro Foods: Six Deaths Confirmed at Ishimaki Plant（March 30, 2011)
• Kneaded Fish Producers in Niigata Faces Packaging Material Shortages
  Despite Flood of Orders（March 28, 2011)
• 40% of Food Industry Shows Interest in Exports and Overseas Markets
  （March 25, 2011)
• Quake Damage to Japan's Seafood Processing Mecca（March 22, 2011)
• Nippon Suisan Faces Serious Damage in Onagawa and Kuji（March 16, 2011)
• Japan Quake: Difficulty to Grasp Whole Scope of Damage（March 15, 2011)
• Planned Outage Sparks More Confusion: Consumers Rush to Freezer Isle
  （March 15, 2011)
• January Hokkaido Surimi Production Amounts to 783 Tons（February 28, 2011)
• Farmed Sanriku Coho Salmon: This Season's Projected Output is 15,700 Tons
  （February 23, 2011)
• Leading Tsukiji Wholesaler, Chuo Gyorui President Otaki Speaks（February 21, 2011)
• Uoriki's Q3 Statement: Operating Profit Tumbles 57%（February 18, 2011)
• OUG Holdings Q3: Operating Profit Leaps 43%（February 15, 2011)
• MK Engineering Co.: Orders of Tuna/Bonito Processing Plants Coming from Overseas in Droves（February 14, 2011)
• Nichirei's 3rd Quarter Posts 172% Profit Increase in Processed Foods
  （February 9, 2011)
• Kyokuyo's 3Q Indicates Dropped Profits Despite 11% Increase in Sales
  （February 7, 2011)
• Nippon Suisan's 3Q: Seafood and Food Operations Rake in Revenues（February 7, 2011)
• Maruha Nichiro's 3Q: Fishery Operation's Profit Grows 4.6 Times（February 2, 2011)
• Maruha Nichiro Suisan's Bluefin Farming（January 25, 2011)
• Maruha Nichiro President Comments, "First Half Year's Smooth Sailing"
  （December 9, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan's High Expectation for Synergy Effects of Delmar Co
  （December 7, 2010)
• November Tsukiji Market Stats: Transaction Value Jumps 5% to \35.9B
  （December 2, 2010)
• Yokohama Reito Expands Overseas Transactions（December 1, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Announces Net Loss of \1.3B for Q2 Caused by Diminished Sales and Earnings（November 8, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's Q2 Demonstrates Substantial Profit Gain Due to Improved Performance of Seafood Business（November 2, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's 2Q: Operating Profit Slashed in Half Despite Two Digit Sales Increase
  （November 1, 2010)
• Nichire's Q2: Processed Foods and Seafood Both Flourish（October 27, 2010)
• Kyokuyo Shores Up Sushi Toppings By Reinforcing Processing Bases（October 25, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's "Sushi Topping" Project（October 25, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Builds New Bluefin Tuna Farm in Kushimoto（October 20, 2010)
• Bolstered Distribution of Live Kampachi from Kagoshima to Major Metro Areas
  （October 15, 2010)
• Indian Seafood Becomes Brand with New Logo（October 6, 2010)
• Kyokuyo As Single Entity Posts \1B Loss on Devaluation of Marketable Securities
  （October 4, 2010)
• August Seafood Imports Indicate 20% Increases in Volume and Value
  （September 30, 2010)
• Amita Institute for Sustainable Economies Co. Becomes First MSC Certification Body in Asia（September 29, 2010)
• Japan's Future Food Expenditure May Shift from Fresh to Prepared Foods
  （September 29, 2010)
• Hokkaido Surimi Production Up To August Marks 86% Over Last Year
  （September 28, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's Subsidiary STI Receives Business of Shin Tokyo Int'l Inc
  （September 28, 2010)
• Dee-Sea Pole and Line Skipjack Fisheries Council Applies for MEL Japan
  （September 24, 2010)
• Declining Private Brand Users and Rising Mail-Orders（September 24, 2010)
• 67 Domestic Tuna Farmers Rack up 9,200t in Production（September 16, 2010)
• Pacific Saury Harvesting in Hokkaido Trends Upward（September 16, 2010)
• Pole and Line Skipjack Fishery Applies for MEL Japan Certification
  （September 13, 2010)
• Frozen Seafood Market Forecast Indicates Bullish Trend in Sep（September 6, 2010)
• Tuna Supply-Demand Forecast: Imports May Decline（September 3, 2010)
• Household Expenditure Stats for July Indicate 6% Drop in Marine Foods
  （September 1, 2010)
• Hokkaido Onshore Surimi Production Until July Totals 13,456t（August 26, 2010)
• Tokai Denpun Shrinks Profit Losses（August 26, 2010)
• Poor Saury Catch Creates Concern About Future Outlook（August 23, 2010)
• Fish Cutter Manufacturer Markets New Fish Scale Remover（August 18, 2010)
• Self-Sufficiency Rate of Marine Foods Marks 62 Percent for Three Consecutive Years（August 12, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's 1Q Results: Buoyant Seafood Business Doubles Profits
  （August 3, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's 1Q Financial Statement:
  Ordinary Profit Falls 39% Despite 10% Rise in Revenues（August 2, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Acquires Pollack, Salmon Processor Delmar Co.（July 30, 2010)
• Nichirei's 1Q Indicates 22% Rise in Operating Profit（July 28, 2010)
• Japan Kamaboko Association Announces
  Health Benefits of Kamaboko at Seafood Show（July 26, 2010)
• Kanesan Suisan Operations Transferred to Kyokuyo（July 22, 2010)
• Health Examination of Halibut Made Possible by Blood Test（July 21, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Occupies Four Stalls at Seafood Show Slated for July 21
  （July 14, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro’s Release of 65 New Fall-Winter Products（July 14, 2010)
• Uoichi's Forecasts of Chum Salmon and Mackerel for August（July 9, 2010)
• Interim Report on Chilean Quake Damage（July 8, 2010)
• Japan Finance Corporation Study: Consumers Are Getting Fed Up With Frugality
  （July 8, 2010)
• National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations: Joint Meeting on Fisheries Income Indemnity Policy（July 7, 2010)
• May Seafood Imports Tumble 3% to 220,000t（July 6, 2010)
• RFMO: China Builds Vessels Anti Resource Management（July 6, 2010)
• Atlantis Group's Subsidiary, Mediterranean Bluefin Farming Company, Completes Stock Swap（July 6, 2010)
• Hokkaido Onshore Surimi Production Until May（July 5, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's General Meeting Lasts One and Half Hours Due to Active Q&As
  （June 28, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's General Meeting Lasts Two Hours with Dynamic Q&As（June 28, 2010)
• Questions from Twelve Attendees Cause Nippon Suisan's General Meeting to Last One Hour and 50 Min（June 28, 2010)
• Osaka Market: July Forecast of Farmed Coho Salmon, Salmon, Mackerel, and Tuna
  （June 21, 2010)
• Interview with Kyokuyo President（June 18, 2010)
• Tosakatsuo Suisan Obtains Daisui’s HACCP（June 18, 2010)
• Canned Seafood Output for 2009 Increases For the First Time in 4 Years
  （June 17, 2010)
• Marine Foods’ New President Interviewed（June 17, 2010)
• Organization to Promote Japanese Restaurants Abroad Holds General Meeting
  （June 17, 2010)
• Symposium on Japan’s Eco-Label（June 16, 2010)
• Who Purchases Eco-Labeled Products?（June 16, 2010)
• Maruichi Tsusho, Fish Retailer, Acquires Sankyo Busho's Shares（June 15, 2010)
• Chairman of Fresh Fish Retailers Group Declares "We Will Beat Volume Retailers"
  （June 11, 2010)
• Executive Managing Director Abe Becomes New Taiyo A&F President（June 11, 2010)
• Latest on Demand-Supply of Frozen Seafood: Japan Gets Defeated at Auction of Shrimp and Salmon（June 11, 2010)
• Kyokuyo Marine Ehime's Launch Ceremony（June 8, 2010)
• Marine Harvest's Narita Plant Opens（June 8, 2010)
• Tuna Supply-Demand Council and Forecast Group Say "Tuna Imports Will Decline"
  （June 7, 2010)
• Interview with Maruha Nichiro's Subsidiary Taiyo A&F: Japan's Domestic Tuna Production May Reach 10,000t Level（June 3, 2010)
• Seafood Imports for April Indicate 8% Increase to 251,700t（June 2, 2010)
• NSEC Promotes "Beautiful Skin by Salmon"（June 2, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's Fish Survey: "Cheap" Saury and "Expensive" Tuna（June 1, 2010)
• NSEC Holds Seminar on Norway: Theme of Consumer Perspective and Trend of Seafood（June 1, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Foods Releases Allergy Test Kit（May 31, 2010)
• Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico Throws Devastating Blow to Fisheries（May 31, 2010)
• Kinki Univ. Collaborates with United Arab Emirates for Tuna Aquaculture
  （May 28, 2010)
• Mediterranean Ranched Bluefin Show Slight Reduction（May 28, 2010)
• Japan Fish Certification Attracts 3,000 Applicants From All Over Japan
  （May 27, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's New Bluefin Farm in Ehime（May 27, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro HD Relocates to Toyosu Next Feb（May 27, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Launches Into Tilapia Farm in Brazil（May 26, 2010)
• General Meeting of All Japan Purse Seine Fisheries Association Announces Plan to Study Fishing Vessels in Europe（May 26, 2010)
• Aeon Extends MSC Products to 17 Items（May 21, 2010)
• Frozen Tuna: Shaky Supply Despite Consumption Comeback（May 21, 2010)
• Comparing Previous Fiscal Year's Transaction Volumes, Amounts, and Unit Prices of Leading Seafood Companies（May 18, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's Financial Report: Operating Earnings Drop 27%（May 17, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan's Financial Statement Shows Improvement Despite Revenue Decline
  （May 17, 2010)
• Hayashikane Sangyo, Feed Maker, Revises Financial Settlement Upward（May 14, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Holds Salmon Cooking Class for Family（May 14, 2010)
• Leading Frozen Foods Maker Nichirei Aims for Steady Growth in Three-Year Plan
  （May 14, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Starts Salmon Can's 100th Year Anniversary Campaign（May 13, 2010)
• Nichirei, Specializing in Frozen and Processed Marine Foods, Acquires Four European Chilled Transpiration Companies（May 13, 2010)
• Daito Gyorui, One of Leading Tsukiji Wholesalers, Posts 3% Drop in Consolidated Sales（May 12, 2010)
• Frozen and Marine Foods Maker, Nichirei Indicates 11% Increase in Operating Profit Despite Reduced Sales（May 12, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro HD: Food Operations Record Significant Profit Increase
  （May 11, 2010)
• Federation of Japan Skipjack and Tuna Fisheries Cooperatives Chairman Ishikawa Discusses This Year's Concerns About Tuna/Bonito（May 11, 2010)
• Uoriki, Leading Seafood Retailer, Manages to Report Profits（May 11, 2010)
• Ishihara Suisan, Tuna Company, Reinforces Marketing of 'Bonito Age-Tataki'
  （May 10, 2010)
• February Nationwide Warehouse Inventory Indicates Increased Sardine（May 10, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Group Launches Maruha Nichiro Kitanihon Company（May 7, 2010)
• Fish Feed Prices Shoot up to \600/Bag Due to Skyrocketing Fishmeal Prices
  （April 27, 2010)
• Farmed Fish Market Prices Take Huge Hike Because of Higher Fishmeal Prices and Low Pond Inventory（April 27, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Gyoei Kai: President Ito Speaks（April 19, 2010)
• Suisan Shincho Publishes 2010 Skipjack and Tuna（April 7, 2010)
• Japanese Supermarket Receives MSC's CoC Certificate（April 6, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's New President Kushiro Speaks（April 5, 2010)
• Federation of Japan Skipjack and Tuna Fisheries Cooperatives Expresses Gratitude for CITES Result to Minister（April 5, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Aims for Revenue Increase from 100th Anniversary of Akebono Salmon Can（March 30, 2010)
• Fisheries Promotion Group Chairman Jun Azumi Comments"Need to Improve Relationships with Island Nations by Strategic Investment"（March 30, 2010)
• Yokohama Reito Completes New Company Building（March 26, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan's Fish Ham and Sausage Add More Power to Expansion Strategy
  （March 26, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Foods' Campaign to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Canned Product "Akebono Salmon"（March 25, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Shelf Stable Foods Business Keeps 105% Increase in Sales
  （March 24, 2010)
• Fishermen Request Support for Damage Caused by Chile Tsunami（March 19, 2010)
• Project for Reforming Fishing Boats and Fisheries Structure: Hiroya Suisan's Dai 88 Inari-Maru Completed（March 15, 2010)
• Tsukiji Tuna Group Congregates to Protest Against Bluefin Being Added to CITES
  （March 12, 2010)
• Deep Sea Bonito Ship Owners Association's Growing Interest in MSC Certification
  （March 9, 2010)
• Nichimo Acquires Exclusive Marketing Rights of Surimi of San Arawa S.A. in Argentina（March 4, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan: Chilean Quake Causes No Human Casualties（March 2, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro Foods Markets Red Snow Crab Shumai（March 2, 2010)
• Interview with Chuo Gyorui President（February 24, 2010)
• Aeon Markets MSC Certified Tosakatsuo（February 22, 2010)
• 2009 Household Expenditure Indicates 3% Decline in Marine Foods（February 19, 2010)
• Can They Make Cheap Fish Feed With Taurine?（February 19, 2010)
• Japan-S. Korea Fisheries Committee Agrees on Reduction of 15 Korean Longliners
  （February 17, 2010)
• Aeon Markets MSC Certified Bonito in High Gear（February 17, 2010)
• Great Turnout of Supermarket Trade Show: 25,000 Visit on First Day
  （February 10, 2010)
• New Maruha Nichiro President Kushiro Says, "Putting All Effort Into Stable Management"（February 9, 2010)
• Japan's Leading Fresh Fish Store, Uoriki, Part 2: Operations in America Double
  （February 9, 2010)
• Taiyo A&F President Imamura Says, "We Need to Launch Organization to Secure Southern Pacific Fishing Grounds"（February 9, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan's Third Quarter Performance Indicates 155% Increase in Ordinary Profit（February 8, 2010)
• National Ocean Aquaculture Association Plans to Produce Similar Amounts of Fish to Last Year（February 8, 2010)
• Japan's Leading Fresh Fish Store, Uoriki, Registers Favorable Result, 99% Over Last Year, at Year-End Sales（February 5, 2010)
• Toyo Suisan's 3Q Indicates Tremendous Profits（February 4, 2010)
• December Household Expenditure: Marine Foods Drop 6.1%（February 4, 2010)
• Kushiro Vice President Appointed As New Maruha Nichiro HD's President
  （February 2, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro's 3Q Indicates Continuing Struggle of Seafood Segment
  （February 2, 2010)
• Kyokuyo's 3Q: All Business Segments Mark Declined Profits（February 2, 2010)
• Seafood Trader Kyokuyo Indicates 34% Decline in Operating Profit for 3Q
  （February 1, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Bolsters Up Cod Roe/Salted Cod Roe Product Line（February 1, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Restructures Organization to Reinforce Seafood Business
  （January 28, 2010)
• Hakata Marukita’s Business Transferred to Nissui Group（January 28, 2010)
• Kyokuyo President Fukui Says “Great Job on Year-End Sales Glitz”
  （January 28, 2010)
• Income Indemnity for Costal Fishermen Become Effective in 2010（January 27, 2010)
• Kyokuyo’s New Product “Ocean King no Kiwame” Hits Market（January 27, 2010)
• Fisheries Research Agency Develops Fishing Ground in South Indian Ocean
  （January 14, 2010)
• Japan Fish Traders Association Holds New Year’s Lecture（January 13, 2010)
• Dept Director of National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations
  Publishes Paper, Presenting Issue with Margin（January 13, 2010)
• New Year’s Greeting: Nippon Suisan President Naoya Kakizoe（January 6, 2010)
• Nippon Suisan Suggests Cost Reductions to Industry（December 22, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Leading Seafood Company Following Maruha Nichiro and Nissui,
  Holds President’s Year-End Press Conference（December 18, 2009)
• Fisheries Research Agency Develops Fishing Ground in South Indian Ocean
  （January 14, 2010)
• Japan Fish Traders Association Holds New Year’s Lecture（January 13, 2010)
• Dept Director of National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations
  Publishes Paper, Presenting Issue with Margin（January 13, 2010)
• Norway Pelagic Holds Informal Meeting on Marketing Shishamo Smelt
  （January 25, 2010)
• Japan Far Seas Purse Seine Fishing Association Chairman Says,
  “Seeking For Policy to Make Purse Seiners Larger”（January 25, 2010)
• Maruha Nichiro HD President Igarashi Speaks About
  This Year’s Growth Strategies at Year-End Press Meeting（December 16, 2009)
• Year-End Press Meeting of Maruha Nichiro Suisan and Maruha Nichiro Foods
  （December 16, 2009)
• Report on Maruha Nichiro Suisan Aquaculture Sites:
  Attempt to Differentiate Products by Liquid Freezing Amberjack（December 11, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan President Kakizoe’s Interview:
  “Next Year Will Be Year to Finish Off What We Started ”（December 11, 2009)
• MSC Promotes Its Activities at Eco-Products 2009（December 11, 2009)
• October Household Expenditure: Seafood Consumption Drops 3.4%（December 7, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Subsidiary Taiyo A&F Prays for Safe Voyage and Great Catch
  （December 7, 2009)
• November Tsukiji Market Figures: Transaction Amounts Decline 7% to \34.2B
  （December 3, 2009)
• October Fish Feed Production Indicates 10% Decline Year to Year（December 1, 2009)
• CGC Japan Aims for Annual Group Sales of \5 Trillion（November 12, 2009)
• Sushi Choshi-Maru Holds Turkey Fair from Jan 22,
  Promoting Fresh Bluefin Tuna from Aegean Sea（November 12, 2009)
• Omori Machinery Co. Suggests Packaging Machine That Meets Clients' Needs
  （November 12, 2009)
• Ultra Cold Tuna Sashimi Becomes Popular in Taiwan（November 27, 2009)
• Hokkaido Surimi Production Until Oct Records 70% of Last Year（November 27, 2009)
• This Season’s Saury Harvest Reaches 250,000t（November 26, 2009)
• October Supermarket Sales: Marine Foods Mark 5.5% Decline（November 26, 2009)
• Collaboration of NSEC and Sushi Restaurant（November 25, 2009)
• Yanmar Co. Unprecedentedly Installs Electric Propulsion System on Purse Seiner
  （November 24, 2009)
• Food Supermarket Inageya Invigorates Fish Section with Various Ideas
  （November 24, 2009)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery Accepts Applications for Traceability Management Verification Project（November 17, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Posts \1.3B Operating Deficit in Marine Business, Despite \1B Net Income（November 13, 2009)
• Truck Show Introduces Many Proposals to Improve Cold Distribution
  （November 13, 2009)
• NSEC Holds Seminar on Salmon’s Contribution to Beautiful Skin（November 12, 2009)
• Wholesales price of Mackerel Varieties Plunges 26% to \58（November 12, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Foods Markets New Brand Via Mail Order（November 6, 2009)
• September Household Expenditure: Marine Foods Fall 2.3%（November 6, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro HD Aims at Seafood Division’s \3.3B Profit for Last Half Year
  （November 5, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Suisan: Seafood Sales Prices Decline \16.3B to \81.5B
  （November 5, 2009)
• Tosakatsuo Suisan Receives MSC Certification（November 2, 2009)
• Kyokuyo’s Q2: Operating Profit Slashed in Half（November 2, 2009)
• OPRT Conducts Wild Tuna Sashimi Campaign（October 30, 2009)
• September Seafood Import Stats: Total Amount Drops 20%（October 30, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Aims for \20B from Sushi Related Business（October 26, 2009)
• \100 Sushi Boat Chain Company Announces Profit Gain for Six Consecutive Months
  （October 23, 2009)
• METRO Cash & Carry Japan Opens Sixth Store in Japan（October 23, 2009)
• Taiyo A&F’s Large Far Seas Purse Seiner Has Grand Launching Ceremony
  （October 22, 2009)
• Fisheries Agency Releases Biomass Evaluation by Fish Species, Part 2: Pollack
  （October 22, 2009)
• Research Group for Market Function Proposes Distribution Reform（October 22, 2009)
• Japanese Far Seas Purse Seiner Rescues Bonito Fishermen（October 19, 2009)
• Nichirei Logistics Group Adds 40,000 Ton Warehouse in Poland（October 15, 2009)
• National Fishing Ports and Grounds Convention to be Held on Oct 15
  （October 13, 2009)
• October Tokyo Central Market Stats: Arrivals of salmon/Trout Increase
  （October 13, 2009)
• Japan Ocean Aquaculture Association Invites Consumers to Fish Farm
  （October 7, 2009)
• Hokkaido Chum Salmon Harvest Indicates 30% Increase Until Late Sep.
  （October 6, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Suisan's Far Seas Purse Seiner "Dainana Wakabamaru" Completed
  （October 6, 2009)
• September Tsukiji Market Stats: Average Unit Price Goes Down 7.9%（October 5, 2009)
• Japan Far Seas Purse Seine Fishing Association Chairman Shima Celebrates Completion of Dainana Wakabamaru（October 2, 2009)
• August Surimi Imports Indicate 5,400 tons of Alaska Pollack（October 2, 2009)
• Kyokuyo President Fukui Talks About Construction of Overseas Purse Seiner
  （October 1, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Launches New Company in Northern Japan Next April
  （September 30, 2009)
• August Seafood Imports Indicate Increase in Tunas, Decrease in Sardine
  （September 30, 2009)
• 'Considering Fisheries Group' Holds Meeting
  "Fishing Industry Perceived by Media"（September 29, 2009)
• Cumulative Onshore Surimi Production Until August Declines 38%（September 29, 2009)
• Saury Harvest Amount Rises 4% in Mid Sep.（September 25, 2009)
• Marine Foods Aims for \79B in Sales, or 105%（September 24, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Suisan’s Purse Seiner “Dainana Wakabamaru” Finishes on Oct 4
  （September 17, 2009)
• Kyokuyo’s Autumn Business Meeting Focuses on Domestically Cultured Tuna
  （September 16, 2009)
• Tosakatsuo Suisan Receives MSC Certification Soon（September 15, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Generates 2009 Environmental Report（September 9, 2009)
• Seafood Supply-Demand Meeting Indicates Decline in Mackerel（September 9, 2009)
• Food Industry Gives “Low Prices” Top Priority（September 4, 2009)
• Tuna Supply-Demand Council Indicates Supply and Price Declines（September 2, 2009)
• July Seafood Import Stats: Plunges in Unit Prices Never Seem to Stop（August 31, 2009)
• Hokkaido Fisheries Cooperative May Export 20,000t of Chum Salmon（August 28, 2009)
• Hokkaido Fisheries Cooperative Reinforces Sales of Chum Salmon, Salmon Roe
  （August 28, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan's Foods Business Keeps Revenue and Profit Increases（August 28, 2009)
• Shopping Center Sales Indicate Largest Negative Range（August 27, 2009)
• Hokkaido Fisheries Coop Worries About Unfavorable Catch of Chum Salmon
  （August 27, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Receives Thailand's Best Friend Award（August 24, 2009)
• Daito Gyorui President Interview（August 24, 2009)
• 70% of Consumers Find Private Brand Products As Safe As Name Brands
  （August 21, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Publishes Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2008
  （August 19, 2009)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery
  Seeks Participants in Boston Seafood Show（August 18, 2009)
• Hokubu Taiheiyo Purse Seine Regional Project Approved（August 13, 2009)
• Emergency National Meeting to Block "Japan-US FTA"（August 13, 2009)
• Kozo-Sushi's Second Quarter Indicates Shift from Deficit to Profit
  （August 12, 2009)
• Self-Sufficiency Rate of Marine Foods for Human Consumption
  Remains Same as Last Year at 62%（August 12, 2009)
• Red Tide in Kyushu Hits Amberjack Aquaculture（August 12, 2009)
• Nichimo's First Quarter Indicates Increasing Operating Losses（August 11, 2009)
• Daisui's First Quarter Indicates Revenue and Profit Declines with Operating Deficit（August 11, 2009)
• Uoichi's September Market Forecast: Frozen Snow Crab Price Reduces by \200
  （August 7, 2009)
• September Market Forecast Indicates High Chum Salmon Price（August 6, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Develops New Category with "Hoki"（August 6, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan's 1Q Indicates Tremendously Improved Profit（August 5, 2009)
• Tosakatsuo Suisan's MSC Assessment Goes Smoothly（August 5, 2009)
• Kinki Univ. Succeeds in Seedling Production of Southern Bluefin Tuna
  （August 5, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Holdings' 1Q: Seafood Business Reports Operating Loss
  （August 4, 2009)
• June Seafood Export Stats: Salmon, Trout Plunge 70%（August 4, 2009)
• June Restaurant Sales Stats: Consumer Frugality Causes Sales Drop（August 3, 2009)
• June Surimi Import Stats: Noticeable Plunge in Unit Prices（July 31, 2009)
• June Seafood Import Stats Report 17% Fall to \110.7B（July 31, 2009)
• June Hokkaido Surimi Production Declines 60% to 1,500t（July 31, 2009)
• Kyokuyo's 1Q: Operating Earnings Decline 30%（July 29, 2009)
• Taiyo A&F's Purse Seiner, Daini Taiyo Maru (425 t), Has Grand Ceremony
  （July 29, 2009)
• Views on Saury Fishing Exchanged: Set-up of Monthly Harvest Goal（July 28, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Promotes Hoki as Foodstuff（July 28, 2009)
• Canadian Fresh Cultured Sablefish Arrives in Japan（July 27, 2009)
• Taiyo A & F Completes New Purse Seiner on July 27（July 24, 2009)
• Seafood Show Report:
  Many Booths Showcase Freshness Enhancing Technology
  （July 23, 2009)
• The 11th Seafood Show:
  Competitive, Elaborate Displays by Major Seafood Companies（July 23, 2009)
• Hayashikane Sangyo Unprecedentedly Raises Southern Bluefin Only with Formula Feed（July 16, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Logistics: New System Under President Kawazoe Begins（July 16, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Introduces Tuna Aquaculture at Food Show（July 15, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Releases 56 New Autumn Lineups（July 15, 2009)
• Australian Ranched Southern Bluefin Tuna Promoted（July 13, 2009)
• Interview with Maruha Nichiro Foods President（July 9, 2009)
• Japan-China-S. Korea Private-Sector Fishery Talks on Resources Management
  （July 8, 2009)
• "Chi-Chiku" by Kibun Chosen as Exportable Processed Foods Product（July 6, 2009)
• Major Seafood Company's Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Series, Part 1:
  Kyokuyo Strengthens Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture Operation（July 2, 2009)
• Fisheries Research Agency Successfully Cracks Complete Genome of Bluefin Tuna
  （July 2, 2009)
• May Seafood Export Stats: Salmon, Trout Shoot up 31%（July 1, 2009)
• May Seafood Import Stats: Total Value Plunges 20%（July 1, 2009)
• Liquid Freezer's Excellent Performance for Tuna Freezing（June 30, 2009)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery
  Selects 40 Processed Products for Export Expansion（June 30, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Group's Fishing Company, A & F President Imamura Asserts Need of Fishery Recovery Fund in Japan（June 25, 2009)
• Shin Nihon Global Transferred to Yokohama Reito（June 24, 2009)
• Otaru Fisherman's Kitchen Expands Frozen Sushi Business（June 23, 2009)
• Japanese Sand Lance Boat Seine Fishery Applies for Japan Eco-Label（June 18, 2009)
• FOOMA JAPAN Report: World's Fastest Picking Robot（June 18, 2009)
• Genki Sushi Restaurant Ready to Saturate Seattle Market（June 18, 2009)
• Report on Shimonoseki Plant of Maruha Nichiro Foods（June 17, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Changes Product Name Due to Alleged False Labeling（June 17, 2009)
• Norway's Seafood Exports from Jan Thru May Rise 14%
  Salmon filet exports to the US Increase Six-Fold（June 15, 2009)
• Seafood Supply-Demand Review Committee:
  Shipment of Frozen Black Tiger Delayed（June 15, 2009)
• International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition Commences With Theme of "Tasty Technology"（June 11, 2009)
• Sushi Boat Report, Part 1: Genkai Nada Restaurant（June 11, 2009)
• Kinki Univ.'s Farmed Bluefin: Tasting Event Held in Tokyo（June 8, 2009)
• Grater Amberjack Producers in Kagoshima Pref. Close Down Business One After Another（June 4, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan "Pursues Appropriate Amount and Pricing"（June 4, 2009)
• Yokohama Reito’s Q2 Results: Processed Foods Face Tough Fight（June 2, 2009)
• April Supermarket Stats: Seafood Sales Fall 5.9%（May 29, 2009)
• General Meeting of Japan Canners Association Aims for Vitalization, Taking Advantage of Recession（May 28, 2009)
• Tuna Supply/Demand from April thru June: Supply Amount Shows Slight Increase
  （May 28, 2009)
• Pelagic Shrimp Fishery Receives Eco-Label Certification（May 26, 2009)
• Tuna Wholesalers Torn Apart Between Producers and Consumers（May 25, 2009)
• European Seafood Observation Tour Report, Part 3（May 25, 2009)
• TAC of Mackerel Varieties Set at 466,000 Tons（May 22, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan's Transaction Quantity and Value of Previous Year: Surimi Unit Price Climbs 52%（May 21, 2009)
• Nichimo's Financial Report: Extraordinary Loss of \300 M. Posted, Despite Rises in Both Sales and Profit（May 19, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Announces 60% Profit Increases in Both Seafood and Foods Operations
  （May 18, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan's Annual Settlement Indicates Net loss of \16.2 B.（May 18, 2009)
• Nichirei's Fiscal Results: Seafood Business Reports Operating Surplus in Six Quarters（May 13, 2009)
• Daito Gyorui's Financial Results: Unfavorable Performance of Seafood Wholesaling Reduces Earnings by Half（May 12, 2009)
• Nichimo Downgrades Projected Settlement Due to Impairment Accounting（May 12, 2009)
• Maruha-Nichiro Posts 19% Increase in Operating Profit, Totaling \15.5 B.
  （May 12, 2009)
• Reorganization of Production System Sequentially Put into Practice Nationwide
  （May 11, 2009)
• Uoichi's June Market Forecast: High-Priced Chilean Coho Salmon Stays Bullish
  （May 11, 2009)
• March Household Expenditure: Marine Foods Decrease 4.5%（May 8, 2009)
• May Metropolitan Market Trend: Frozen Tuna Predicted to Decline（May 8, 2009)
• April Tsukiji Market: Transaction Quantities Decline, Except for Sogo Shokuhin
  （May 8, 2009)
• March Seafood Exports: Salmon and Trout Increase 62%（May 7, 2009)
• March Seafood Imports: Plummet in Unit Prices Causes 20% Decline in Value
  （May 7, 2009)
• Japan Skipjack and Tuna Fisheries Cooperatives "Desperately Defend 200 Boat-System After Boat Reduction"（May 7, 2009)
• Salmon Peptide Lowers Blood Pressure（April 24, 2009)
• Farmed Sanriku Coho Salmon: Unit Price Plunges to \400 level（April 23, 2009)
• NSEC Holds Event Celebrating Lift of Shishamo Smelt Fishing Ban（April 17, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro Holds General Meeting of "Kanto Gyoeikai"（April 17, 2009)
• Yaizu Suisan High School: New Training Ship To Be Completed in May（April 16, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Foods Segment Marks 10% Sales Increase（April 15, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Posts Net Loss of \17.5 B. For Fiscal Year Ending March 2009
  （April 14, 2009)
• Kyoshu Chuo-Uoichi Holds Kick-Off Party（April 10, 2009)
• Fisheries Agency's Supplemental Budget Amounts to \98.1 B.（April 10, 2009)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Fish Market Projection of April Trend Indicates Bullish Move of Bonito（April 8, 2009)
• Maruha-Nichiro Suisan Picks Tomokazu Marushige for Director（April 8, 2009)
• Nichirei President Murai Asks to "Boost Clients' Satisfaction"（April 6, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Commences New Midterm Business Plan（April 2, 2009)
• February Seafood Exports Indicate 50% Increase in Cod（April 2, 2009)
• Maruha-Nichiro HD: Withdrawal from Madagascar Causes Special Loss（April 1, 2009)
• February Seafood Imports Fall 16%; Mackerel Drops 75%（April 1, 2009)
• Fukuichi Gyogyou Completes Construction of The 83rd Fukuichimaru（March 30, 2009)
• Fukuichi Gyogyou Completes Construction of The 83rd Fukuichimaru（March 30, 2009)
• Federation of Japan Skipjack and Tuna Fisheries Cooperatives Goes Under with Debt of \5.3 B.（March 27, 2009)
• Bidding on American Pollack Roe:
  Appraisal of Medium Size Roe Attracts Attention
  Mainly Large Size, Prices' Downward Trend（March 27, 2009)
• Overseas Ranched Tuna May Cause Destruction of Domestic Market（March 23, 2009)
• 87 Tuna Longliners Reduced（March 23, 2009)
• Nichirei's Marine Business Achieves Profit by Focusing on Certain Fish For the First Time in Six Quarters（March 19, 2009)
• Maruha Nichiro HD: Senior Managing Director Kushiro Assigned As V. President
  （March 3, 2009)
• Interview with Maruha-Nichiro HD President Igarashi（March 17, 2009)
• Ajinomoto: Executive Director Ito Appointed As President（March 16, 2009)
• Trade Show of Hachinohe Processed Products: Maeoki Mackerel Promoted
  （March 16, 2009)
• Kyokuyo: Construction of Purse Seiner Enhances Integrated System（March 13, 2009)
• Daito Gyorui Signs \45B. Contract with Atlantis of Iceland（March 12, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan: Hosomi Executive Director Says "Reach Results with Hardness & Heart"（March 10, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Designates New Hachikan Plant As Model Plant（March 10, 2009)
• Dairei Makes Boneless Fish Operation Its Main Business（March 9, 2009)
• Ajinomoto Markets Salmon Pasta Through Collaboration（March 5, 2009)
• January Seafood Exports Indicate Drastic Declines in Salmon/Trout（March 4, 2009)
• January Household Expenditure: Marine Foods Increase 2.7%（March 4, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Proposes Deep-fried Hoki, Frozen On Boat in Antarctica
  （March 2, 2009)
• Aquaculture Workshop: Fisheries Agency Says It Will Aid Half of GAP Costs
  （February 25, 2009)
• Tuna Supply Amount Slightly Declines in January thru March（February 24, 2009)
• Sanyu Industries Ltd. Attempts at Fillet Processing at -20°C（February 24, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Decides on TOB for Daisui（February 23, 2009)
• Aquaculture Feed Prices May Decline This Year（February 19, 2009)
• Consumers' Food Consciousness Ranks "Price" First（February 17, 2009)
• Toyo Suisan Releases Soft Fish Sausage（February 13, 2009)
• Tsukiji Uoichiba's Q3 Performance Posts Operation Loss of \200 M.
  （February 13, 2009)
• Japan-China Fisheries Talks Agree on Fishing Quota Reductions Except Squid
  （February 13, 2009)
• USSC Recommends Long-Term Contract at Same Price as 08' A-Season（February 9, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan Posts Significant Net Profit Loss of \6.6 B. for Third Quarter
  （February 6, 2009)
• National Federation of Kneaded Fisheries Products Cooperatives Introduce Product of Untapped Fish at Seafood Show Osaka（February 6, 2009)
• Sanriku Cultured Coho Salmon Expects 8% Production Increase in Next Season
  （February 6, 2009)
• 2008 Seafood Export Stats: Quantities Decline 15.2%, Direct Hit by Higher Yen In Last Half（February 5, 2009)
• Seafood Show Osaka: Brisk Negotiations Take Place（February 5, 2009)
• Fisheries Agency Executes Reduction of Tuna Longliners（February 2, 2009)
• Kyokuyo's 3Q Reports Operating Profit Increase, Totaling \2.9 Billion
  （February 2, 2009)
• Japan Saury Fisheries Association Comments on New Year（February 2, 2009)
• FamilyMart Sells "Red Sea Bream Ikejime"（February 2, 2009)
• 2009 Budget for Fisheries Industry Structural Improvement Project Receives Approx. \119.86 B.（February 2, 2009)
• 2008 Seafood Import Stats Indicate 4% Decline to 2,760,000 Tons（January 30, 2009)
• Hohsui Revises Individual Earnings Forecast Downward（January 30, 2009)
• Maruha-Nichiro Releases New Spring Products（January 30, 2009)
• Nippon Suisan: New Products' Raw Material Changed to Hoki from Pollack
  （January 29, 2009)
• KFC Japan Releases New Item Made from Hokkaido Salmon（January 29, 2009)
• Kyokuyo Releases 22 New Products（January 28, 2009)
• NSEC Holds Farewell Party for Ambassador Grutle（January 26, 2009)
• National Federation of Processed Fisheries Products Cooperatives Comments on New Year（January 22, 2009)
• Fisheries Research Agency Conducts Experimental Sales of Swordfish for Sashimi
  （January 21, 2009)
• Nissui Suffers Foreign Exchange Loss of \1.9 Billion（January 20, 2009)
• Southeast Asian Surimi Awaits Exhaustion of Stock in Japan（January 20, 2009)
• President of Maruha-Nichiro HD Says, "Aiming to Exercise Full-Fledged Merger Effect"（January 6, 2009)
• Japan Fisheries Association Faces Uncollectable Debt of \200 Million
  （January 6, 2009)
• Shuji Yamada, Director-General of Fisheries Agency, Comments on New Year
  （January 5, 2009)
• Akira Oze, Chairman of Japan Canners Association, Comments on New Year
  （January 5, 2009)
• Isao Nakasu, President of Japan Fisheries Association, Comments on New Year
  （January 5, 2009)
• Ikuhiro Hattori, Chairman of the JF National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association, Comments on New Year（January 5, 2009)
• MSC Certified Snow Crab Sold by WWF via Mail Order and Online（December 25, 2008)
• 2nd Supplemental Budget Allocates \14.8 Billion for Fisheries（December 25, 2008)
• 2009 Budget for Fisheries Totals \236.1 Billion or 97.5% of Last Year
  （December 25, 2008)
• Alaskan King Crab Import Volume Doubled（December 25, 2008)
• MEL Japan Holds First Certification Announcement Ceremony（December 25, 2008)
• Kyokuyo President Fukui Says "It Will be Year of Safety and Low Price Next Year"（December 22, 2008)
• Mackerel Exports: Catch Decline and Stronger Yen Convert Mackerel into Domestic Fish Feed（December 22, 2008)
• "Aiming to Complete Effect of Merger with Nichiro in Three Years"
  （December 12, 2008)
• October National Warehouse Inventory: Mackerel and Saury Increase
  （December 12, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan President Says "First Half Year Settlement Was Embarrassing; Bad Factors were Noticeable"（December 15, 2008)
• Daisui May Fail to Collect \1.2 Billion Debt（December 15, 2008)
• Fish Market Forecast of January and February 2009: Chilean Coho Salmon and Trout Prices May Plummet（December 11, 2008)
• October Seafood Export Stats: Salmon and Cod Significantly Drop（December 4, 2008)
• Mackerel Fishing Restriction Generates Superior Biomass in 2007（November 20, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan: Seafood Business' First Half Year Registers 40% Profit Increase in Surimi Sales（November 14, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan Reports Net Loss of \2 Billion in Q2（November 13, 2008)
• Meeting on Individual Quota System（November 11, 2008)
• Maruha Nichiro HD Reports Interim Results: Operation Earnings of \8.8 Billion
  （November 11, 2008)
• Kyokuyo's Seafood Business Reverses Loss to Immense Profit（November 10, 2008)
• Alaskan Crab Imports Look to Year-End Sales Glitz（November 6, 2008)
• October Tsukiji Market Statistics: Daito-Gyorui Reports 7% Yield Decrease
  （November 5, 2008)
• Fisheries Research Agency Introduces “Frost Shattering Surimi”（November 4, 2008)
• High-Priced Russian King Crab Causes Shift to Snow Crab（November 4, 2008)
• Japan Supermarkets Association: September Sales Go Negative, Seafood Suffers As Well（October 30, 2008)
• The 15th Northwestern Pacific Whaling Research By-Products Indicate Average 6% Rise（October 29, 2008)
• Nichirei’s Midterm Results Show Drastic Improvement of Seafood Business
  （October 29, 2008)
• Hachikan of Nissui Group Completes \6 Billion Cold Food Plant
  Investment of \6 Billion in Annual Output of 23,000 Tons（October 28, 2008)
• Cumulative onshore Surimi Output Until September Rises 66% to 31,500 Tons
  （October 28, 2008)
• September Supermarket Statistics: Seafood Sales Suffer 5.5% Decline
  （October 28, 2008)
• Fisheries Agency Toughens Control of Korean Fishing Boats（October 27, 2008)
• Surimi Industry Faces Impact of Global Economic Downturn（October 23, 2008)
• Saury Harvest up to Mid October Totals 180,000 Tons, Reaming Same as Last Year
  （October 23, 2008)
• OUG Dissolves American Subsidiary’s Seafood Intermediary（October 21, 2008)
• Kyokuyo Significantly Revises Operating Earnings Upward（October 21, 2008)
• Tuna Ranching Volume Increases 3,550 Tons to 32,580 Tons（October 14, 2008)
• Mediterranean Ranched Bluefin Shipment to Japan Expected to Decline to One-Third（October 9, 2008)
• Spanish Aquaculture Delegates Visit Japan, Promoting High-End Farmed Fish
  （October 8, 2008)
• President of Maruha-Nichiro Says, “We Are Close to A Complete Takeoff”
  President’s Speech on the First Year Anniversary Since the Merger（October 2, 2008)
• August Supermarket Sales Figures: Seafood Suffers 0.8% Loss（September 30, 2008)
• August Seafood Import Volume Declines 10% to 216,400 Tons
  Tremendous decreases in tuna and Pollack surimi（September 30, 2008)
• January thru August Surimi Import Volume: American Pollack Surimi Drops 33% to 41,300 Tons（September 30, 2008)
• Kamaboko Industry Group Demands Lower Duty on Imported Surimi（September 29, 2008)
• Kyokuyo Holds Business Exhibition For Year-End Sales Competition
  Appealing “Kyokuyo’s Total Power” with 301 Products（September 26, 2008)
• OUG Holdings Have Shokuryu as Wholly Owned Subsidiary（September 24, 2008)
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery Promotes People’s Movement for Improvement of Food Self-Sufficiency（September 11, 2008)
• Delmar Co. Runs MacDonald’s Franchise（September 4, 2008)
• Surimi Prices of B-Season End in Unexpected Increase of \100（September 4, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan Announces 20% Price Raise of Fish Paste Products（September 1, 2008)
• July Seafood Imports Decline 5% to 245,000 Tons（September 1, 2008)
• Tokai-Denpun Announces Net Loss of \100 Million Due to Deceptive Labeling of Live Eel（September 1, 2008)
• Hokkaido Prefectural Fishery Cooperation Meeting Hopes for Larger Salmon Commercial Distribution（August 28, 2008)
• Ichimasa kamaboko: Higher Surimi Prices Cause Profit Loss（August 18, 2008)
• JF Group and AEON Collaborate（August 18, 2008)
• Harvest Season of Sanriku Coho Salmon Ends（August 14, 2008)
• Chuo Gyorui’s First Quarter Results: Increased Expenses Contributed to Operating Profit Loss（August 1, 2008)
• Kyokuyo Announces First Quarter Results: Operating Profit Rises 30% Despite Revenue Decrease（July 31, 2008)
• Nichirei: Seafood Business Achieves Massive Surplus in First Quarter
  （July 30, 2008)
• Onshore Surimi Production by June Increases 1.7 Times to 23,700 Tons
  （July 28, 2008)
• Foodreams Seeks Court Protection（July 25, 2008)
• June Supermarket Sales: Seafood Drops 1.7%（July 24, 2008)
• Maruha-Nichiro Announces New Mid-Term Plan（July 23, 2008)
• Sekisui Plastics Co. Exhibits Durable Food Packaging Sheet at Seafood Show
  （July 22, 2008)
• Farmed Sanriku Coho Salmon: Unit Price Moves Upward Early July（July 18, 2008)
• Aquaculture Industry: Rising Feed Costs and Low Fish Prices Cause Adversities
  （July 18, 2008)
• Green Foods Launches New Business Enterprise in China（July 17, 2008)
• Yanagiya Introduces Silent Cutter at Seafood Show（July 17, 2008)
• Maruha-Nichiro Announces New Autumn Products（July 15, 2008)
• Drastic Increase of Vietnamese Catfish Fishmeal Exports（July 15, 2008)
• Nationwide Fishermen’s Strike Expected Not to Cause Much Stir（July 14, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan Promotes Tuna Aquaculture at Seafood Show（July 14, 2008)
• Kamaboko’s Preventative Effect on Dementia and Colon Cancer（July 10, 2008)
• Komatsu Utilities Releases Fuel-Efficient Forklift（July 7, 2008)
• May Household Expenditure Report Indicates 4% Decline in Seafood Consumptio
  （July 4, 2008)
• Consumer Food Survey Reports Importance of Freshness and Safety（July 4, 2008)
• June Tsukiji Market Results Report 3.2% Decrease in Volume（July 3, 2008)
• Fisheries Research Agency Succeeds in Unprecedented Mass Seedling of Snow Crab
  （July 3, 2008)
• Kyokuyo Stockholders General Meeting:More Focus on Aquaculture Business
  （June 27, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan Stockholders General Meeting:Strong Concerns About Business Development（June 27, 2008)
• National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations:High Fuel Prices Force All Fishing Operations to Halt in Mid July（June 26, 2008)
• Nichirei Stockholders General Meeting: Nichirei Fresh to Establish Joint Venture in China（June 26, 2008)
• MEL Japan Examines Japan Sea Offshore Red Queen Crab Fishery for COC Certification（June 24, 2008)
• Fisheries Agency Examines Trawl Fisheries in Tenno Seamount in Northwest Pacific（June 24, 2008)
• Introduction of Alternative Materials for Dairy and Surimi Products（June 16, 2008)
• Nichirei Logistics Group Leads Nichirei Group with Operating Profit Gain of 8.5 billion Yen（June 11, 2008)
• Saury TAC Revision from 390,000 to 450,000 Tons（June 11, 2008)
• Farmed Blufin Tuna by Kinki Univ. Wins Ministry Technology Award（June 10, 2008)
• Sanriku Coho Salmon Market Price Will Make Steady Growth（June 10, 2008)
• 100 Fisheries Are Certified or Under Examination by MSC（June 6, 2008)
• April Seafood Import Report Indicates 40% Decline in American Pollack Surimi
  （June 3, 2008)
• An Interview with Mr. Igarashi, President of Maruhanichiro HD（June 2, 2008)
• Japanese Tuna Boats May Halt Fishing for High Fuel Price and Resource Recovery
  （May 26, 2008)
• Glacier Fish Company Joins Nippon Suisan As Equity Method Affiliate（May 22, 2008)
• Discussion on Deep-Sea Fishery Management in Northwest Pacific（May 22, 2008)
• Nippon Suisan Handles Fewer Amount of Fishery Products（May 21, 2008)
• Aero Trading Co, Ltd, Tohto Suisan's Subsidiary, Goes Strong（May 16,2008）
• Nichirei Announces Significant Profit Growth Overseas（May 14,2008）
• Kibun Foods Increases Prices by 15% in July（May 13,2008）
• Maruhanichiro HD Announces the First Year Sales of 844.7 Billion Yen（May 13,2008）
• Maruhanichiro Holdings Make A Significant Downward Revision of Net Profit
  （May 8,2008）
• Ryoshoku Ltd. Suffers 1.2 Billion Yen Ordinary Loss For The First Quarter（May 7,2008）
• US Foodservice, American Major Food Distributor, Begins Sales of MSC（May 7,2008）
• NISSUI Estimates 1% growth, $70.1 Billion, for the First Semester（April 30,2008）
• India Soon to Start Producing Ｖannamei Shrimp（April 30,2008)
• Nichimo Establishes Food Marketing Company in Dalian, China（April 25,2008)
• Maruha Nichiro establishes a group of wholesalers (Some 100 wholesalers that distributes Maruha Nichiro products, led by Maruha Nichiro, formed a trade group today)
  （April 18,2008)
• Chairperson of National Surimi Manufacturers Association, Mr. Kitagawa Says Increase in Domestic Production Possible（April 10,2008)
• Price-setting for A Season Surimi to Start at the End of April（April 9,2008)
• Sanriku coho harvest starts with prices up 7.8%（April 8,2008)
• Ichimasa launches new product lines, appealing to health-conscious customers（April 4,2008)
• Foodreams expands frozen sushi production in China（April 2,2008)
• Sushi dining-out spending increases（March 26,2008)
• Maruha Nichiro sees global expansion（March 24,2008)
• Beleaguered surimi manufactures fall back on policymakers（March 21,2008)
• Suzumo eyes overseas expansion（March 10,2008)
• Subprime loan crisis aftermath looms at some U.S. sushi restaurants（March 5,2008)
• Maruha Nichiro`s enjoys merger effect（February 15,2008)
• Low gross margin suffers Nissui`s Q3（February 6,2008)
• Nissui USA shows depth （February 4,2008)
• Kyokuyo`s first nine months` sales and profit fall（February 1,2008)
• Katokichi switches to vannamei（January 29,2008)
• Chuo Gyorui`s profit plunges（January 29,2008)
• Maruha buys Malaysia`s shrimp producer（January 28,2008)
• Nissui establishes Global Marketing Office, appoints Volker Kuntzsch as director （January 22,2008)
• Nichiro unveils new products （January 21,2008)
• China`s interim water quota cut 340,000 tons （January 21,2008)
• Maruha to raise surimi products （January 18,2008)
• Nissui to rebuild distribution function （January 10,2008)
• Retail buyers mull over eco-labeled seafood in Japan（December 26,2007)
• Japan Tuna starts E.U. exports（December 21,2007)
• Kyokuyo emphasizes profit over scale expansion（December 20,2007)
• Nissui sets higher profits and overseas shares（December 19,2007)
• Maruha Nichiro executives see future global markets（December 18,2007)
• K&U Enterprise sees potential growth in E.U. An interview with president of the company, Tetsuo Matsumoto （December 17,2007)
• Bumper saury catches（December 12,2007)
• Thailand strengthens domestic shrimp market（December 11,2007)
• Thailand`s black tiger production faces challenges（December 11,2007)
• MEL reveals its eco-label（December 7,2007)
• Kyokuyo struggles in the first half（November 16,2007)
• Maruha Nichiro`s first half fell in income and profit（November 14,2007)
• Nissui decides dissolution of a logistics subsidiary（November 14,2007)
• Nissui`s first half net profit plummeted 63.8%（November 14,2007)
• Kibun plans February price hike（November 1,2007)
• Daichi to sell MSC eco-labeled seafood（October 26,2007)
• Nissui lowers forecast（October 26,2007)
• High fish prices weigh on U.S. sushi restaurants（October 23,2007)
• Furuno`s first half current earnings soared（October 23,2007)
• Yoichi Imamura, president of Daito Gyorui　eyes new directions（October 22,2007)
• Kyokuyo: Impactful innovation necessary to expand frozen sushi in the E.U（October 19,2007)
• Kyokuyo faces downward revision（October 17,2007)
• Chuo Gyorui`s president laments over Japan`s less power to secure seafood（October 16,2007)
• Interview of Maruha/Nichiro CEOs talking about the merger（October 1,2007)
• Nissui acquired Cite Marine（October 1,2007)
• Kyokuyo celebrates 70th anniversary, CEO says "More global business for the future"（September 10, 2007)
• Hagoromo Foods raises canned tuna products up to 13%（September 10, 2007)
• Kibun Foods New plant launched full-scale production（September 7, 2007）
• Fisheries minister resigns（September 3, 2007）
• Tokai Denpun edged up slightly, while bottom-line profits soared（August 31, 2007）
• Shiraken Kamaboko`s sales surpassed \3.4 billion（August 30, 2007）
• Ichimasa witnessed 7.3% turnover growth with healthy surimi sales（August 29, 2007）
• Kozosushi reports loss（August 17, 2007）
• Nichirei raises prices in response to higher costs（August 17, 2007）
• Nichimo Int`l explains, "Surimi supply is tight!"（August 17, 2007）
• Peter Pan Seafoods strengthens sushi items in U.S. and EU（July 27, 2007）
• 7 Eleven enhances Katsuobushi flavor（July 27, 2007）
• Suppliers of Frozen Tuna to Dictate Price（May 15, 2006）
• Total Production Quantity Down 5.8%（May 9, 2005）

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