Hokkaido traders panicked over soaring crab prices as Russia and Japan treaty takes effect
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [JAPAN REPORTS] Hokkaido - Dec 16, 2014
The Japan-Russia treaty aimed at preventing the smuggling of crab poached in the Russian waters to Japan took effect on December 10.
The new treaty is sending shockwaves to business communities in Otaru, a tourist city facing the Sea of Japan in western Hokkaido.
Retailers and seafood traders are panicked as they anticipate further rise in the wholesale prices even of...
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