TOKYO — As Japan’s fisheries industry strives to cultivate Southeast Asian markets to make up for declining demand at home due to a shrinking population, it is receiving a big welcome in Thailand.
Uoriki, a Japanese retail and wholesale company dealing in fresh fish and sushi, on Oct. 30 opened a store in a large Lotus’s supermarket in Bangkok. Sea urchin, scallop sashimi, assorted sushi, fresh kinmedai (alfonsino) and tachiuo (large-head hairtail) attracted shopper attention.
