particularly those that rely on seaweed. Researcher Kazushige Usui of Kanagawa Prefecture's fisheries technology center began studying Japanese purple sea urchins when the local wild population ...

KANAGAWA--In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed. The country is ...

Wakame seaweed salad is a staple of Japanese cuisine that has become a health ally for many outside the country, with its health benefits becoming well-known in the modern age of globalised food ...

Japan has used sea plants in various ways, including food sources, dietary supplements, plant fertilizers and medical ...

Initiatives to have carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbed and captured in seaweed and seagrass are taking root across Japan, where the population ... to supply iron to the sea for the growth of “konbu ...