THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
With Mount Fuji in the background, a fishing boat waits for its bonito catch to be unloaded at Yaizu Fishing Port in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, early on Nov. 15. (Etsuko Akuzawa)
YAIZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--Allegations of systemic corruption in the fishing industry have rocked this port city, which boasts the country’s top haul of bonito. [Read More]
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