RAUSU, Hokkaido--Aside from its slimy feel, a type of conger eel called “kurohamo” doesn’t win any prizes in the looks department. Fishermen rarely found any use for the deep-sea fish when they landed ...

This is a challenging issue. Japan needs to make efforts on this, and we also need to promote international cooperation." International cooperation with Japan regarding an issue about resources taken ...

YOKOHAMA—An "unagi" (eel) restaurant here was forced to suspend operations on July 29 after a massive food poisoning outbreak sickened 130 customers, one of whom died. The customers reported diarrhea ...

Near the Tenjinbashi muscle shopping district in the Kita Ward, Osaka City there is an eel called "Ten-yosan". CloseTianan MarketThere were many people who worked even in the late night and early ...

When temperatures still hover around 30 degrees Celsius at sunset, lethargy sets in. The Japanese call this listless state “natsubate,” and for centuries, eating unagi (eel) has been considered the ...

「土用の丑の日」を迎えた7月25日、ウナギ料理を扱う飲食店では、かば焼きの香ばしい匂いが食欲を誘った。稚魚（シラスウナギ）の取引価格が下がったため、スーパーなどでは昨年よりもお手頃な値段で店頭に並び、 消費者にとってはうれしい夏となった。

Tokyo (AFP) – Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade in them. Eel is eaten ...

TOKYO (AFP): Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade in them. Eel is eaten ...

The fizzy, yellow-colored drink contains extracts from the head and bones of eel and five vitamins  A, B1, B2, D and E  contained in the fish.It”s the hottest season of the year in Japan, and that ...

OSAKA -- Eel restaurants in Japan saw many hungry customers on July 23, "Doyo no Ushi no Hi," or the Day of the Ox midsummer day, when Japanese people traditionally eat broiled eels to get a boost to ...