Japan advances cooperation in seafood processing with Vietnam

Mr. Toru Yoshimatsu, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, said that in 2023, Japan’s total agricultural, forestry, fishery and food exports reached approximately 1.454 trillion yen (equivalent to RMB 70.5 billion), and the Japanese government’s goal is to increase this number to 2 trillion yen in 2025. Yuan, which will be increased to 5 trillion yen in 2030. Japan’s main export seafood products include scallops, amberjack and red sea bream. Currently, the Japanese government is carrying out a number of activities to improve the attractiveness of Japanese seafood products at home and abroad. Diversify export markets. Regarding the reasons for choosing Vietnam to promote Japanese seafood exports, Mr. Toru Yoshimatsu said that Vietnam has advantages in the field of seafood processing and has many factories with large production capacity that meet the standards for export to most markets in the world. Therefore, Japanese seafood companies ...