TOKYO: Each year in southern Japan, dozens of people gather at a seafront shrine to honor a British botanist who never visited the country but is credited with revitalizing its crucial seaweed ...

Pastes made from Japanese seaweed were once used to heal burns, as it was believed they prevented bacterial infections and soothed the skin. In modern times, this practice is continued through the use ...

Wakame is a delicious and nutritious supplement that provides iron, calcium and essential vitamins to combat anaemia.

YOKOHAMA, Japan – Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp hauled into fisherman Ryoichi Kigawa’s boat is also starting to attract international attention for ...

From Pacific saury to seaweed to shrimp, ocean warming stemming from climate change is having an adverse effect on marine species all over the world. The impact in waters around Japan is showing ...

Why a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international attention Seaweed has long been a food staple in Japan. However, a chunky, slimy kelp called eelgrass is drawing international ...

In Japan, researchers are feeding vegetables to hungry sea urchins - a popular sushi ingredient - to try and stop them from eating dwindling stocks of ocean seaweed. The country is struggling with ...

Russia said it will suspend harvesting of seaweed by Japanese fisherman around the area of a decades-long territorial dispute from next week while a lighthouse undergoes maintenance. Russia and ...