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Kawamoto Daigo

Head of the department covering fisheries at Jiji Press. Born in Tokyo in 1967. After graduating from Senshū University, joined Jiji Press in 1991. Has been covering the Tsukiji Market for 25 years. Author of Rupo: Za Tsukiji (A Look Inside the Tsukiji Market).

LATEST
Seafood Delight: A Visit to Shizuoka’s Yaizu and Ogawa Fishing PortsJAPAN LIFE | Apr 30, 2021
Third Wave Deals Blow to Fish TradeINSIGHT | Apr 2, 2021
Fried Oysters: A Tasty Home-Made Delicacy Whose Time has Come, AgainJAPAN LIFE | Feb 5, 2021
Tokyo’s Tsukiji Outer Market Comes Back to LifeJAPAN LIFE | Jan 29, 2021
Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Quality, Find FishINSIGHT | Jan 2, 2021
Tuna Town: A Tour of Misaki Port on the Miura PeninsulaJAPAN LIFE | Oct 30, 2020
Autumn Cravings: Premium Pacific Saury Remain Elusive this YearJAPAN LIFE | Oct 23, 2020
Changing Tastes: Salmon Goes from Minor Status to New Favorite at Toyosu and Ginza Sushi ShopsJAPAN LIFE | Sep 11, 2020
Visitors Return to Tokyo’s Toyosu Market to Shop and EatINSIGHT | Jul 22, 2020
Toyosu Looks to Retail, Online Markets to Boost SalesINSIGHT | Jun 11, 2020
COVID-19 Disruption Puts Toyosu’s Top-Shelf Fish in Easy ReachINSIGHT | May 28, 2020
“Lost” Winter Bonito: A New Delicacy of Japanese CuisineJAPAN LIFE | Apr 3, 2020
Top-Quality Wild Tuna, Longline Catches the Winners at Toyosu Tuna AuctionsJAPAN LIFE | Feb 21, 2020
Post-Tsukiji Blues: Toyosu Market Struggles One Year After LaunchINSIGHT | Dec 19, 2019
Pacific Saury: Overfishing and Environmental Change Puts Future of Japanese Autumn Delicacy in DoubtINSIGHT | Aug 29, 2019
The Future of Tsukiji’s Food CultureINSIGHT | Jul 11, 2019
Toyosu Market’s Growing PainsINSIGHT | May 13, 2019
Japan’s New “Kitchen”: Famed Tsukiji Market Relocates to ToyosuINSIGHT | Oct 31, 2018