Shimonoseki is located in western Yamaguchi Prefecture, where over 80% of Japan’s fugu is processed and distributed. Here, fugu isn’t just an occasional luxury—it’s woven into daily life.

Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, Japan struggled to figure out what exactly was ailing its resident sunfish until they used cardboard cutouts of visitors to keep the lone fish company.

Japan's Most Dangerous Dish Is a Poisonous Blowfish That Requires a Special Chef's License to Prepare It. Chefs must apply for a specialized license to prepare fugu fish.

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for renovations. Latest ... (@shimonoseki_aq) January 3, 2025 ...

The Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki is home to the ocean sunfish. An aquarium in Japan has come up with a unique and out-of-the-box idea to cheer up its lonely resident sunfish after the ...

In this photo released by Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum "Kaikyokan," a sunfish swims near cardboard cutouts of people in uniforms at Kaikyukan in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, southern ...

Japan resumed commercial whaling within its exclusive economic zone after withdrawing from the... Fresh meat of fin whales displayed on tray at a fish market in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture ...

Almost as soon as the Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, southern Japan closed for renovation in December 2024, the sunfish became unwell, the aquarium said in a post on X.

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to about £1,030 per kilo at auction. Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin ...

Almost as soon as the Kaikyokan Aquarium in Shimonoseki, southern Japan closed for renovation in December 2024, the sunfish became unwell, the aquarium said in a post on X.