Oyster farmers in Ofunato City in northeast Japan are struggling to get their harvest ready for shipping season, after wildfires forced them to go on a weeks-long hiatus.
Torisawa Tomizou runs an oyster farm in the city. The forest fires that broke out last month spared his home and workshop, but they triggered an evacuation order on February 27 that left him unable to harvest.
He also suffered the effects of smoke inhalation, and only resumed harvesting last Saturday.
From the early hours on Thursday, Torisawa could be seen busy shucking oysters.
Torisawa says this season's deadline for shipments to markets in the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, is the end of March.
He says he is doing his best to ship as much of his harvest as possible, but is resigned to the fact that he will be unable to send everything.
Torisawa says about 150 kilograms of his oysters are likely to go unshipped, cutting his sales for the month in half.
Torisawa Tomizou runs an oyster farm in the city. The forest fires that broke out last month spared his home and workshop, but they triggered an evacuation order on February 27 that left him unable to harvest.
He also suffered the effects of smoke inhalation, and only resumed harvesting last Saturday.
From the early hours on Thursday, Torisawa could be seen busy shucking oysters.
Torisawa says this season's deadline for shipments to markets in the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, is the end of March.
He says he is doing his best to ship as much of his harvest as possible, but is resigned to the fact that he will be unable to send everything.
Torisawa says about 150 kilograms of his oysters are likely to go unshipped, cutting his sales for the month in half.
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Oyster farmer Torisawa Tomizou in Ofunato City, Japan, resumed harvesting after wildfires forced a weeks-long hiatus, triggering an evacuation order. Despite resuming work, the smoke inhalation effects and deadline for shipments to Kanto region markets (end of March) pose challenges, with about
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250320_13/
Date: March 20, 2025
Created: 2025/03/21 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 05:24
Last Read: 2025/03/21 07:40