Japan fishermen to strike on fuel
China Daily | Updated: 2008-06-26 07:57
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Buyers inspect the quality of meat from the thawed tails of frozen tuna prior to auctioning at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. Bloomberg News |
Fishermen across Japan are set to strike next month in protest against rising fuel prices, in a strike that could deprive sushi restaurants and supermarkets of popular tuna, mackerel and squid.
The National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations, comprising around 1,100 groups of which most of Japan's 200,000 fishermen are members, plans to suspend fishing operations on July 15 and 16, the Nikkei financial daily said.
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