Since ancient times, Japan has used sea plants in various ways, including food sources, dietary supplements, plant fertilizers and medical treatments. Pastes made from Japanese seaweed were once used ...

Japan is surrounded by sea, and more than 100 types of edible seaweed, including nori, wakame, and konbu, can be harvested along its coast.Tasty and reputed for supporting good health, seaweed has ...

TOKYO -- Output of nori, the seaweed that is indispensable to onigiri rice balls and other Japanese cuisine, hit its lowest level in 51 years in the 2022 harvest year, due to bad weather and a red ...

The seaweed farm and food producer based in Biddeford raised a round of financing from investors in Japan, Norway and the U.S. to expand farming, processing and production.

Seaweed, a key part of the Japanese diet and a primary food source for many fish as well as marine mammals like the manatee, is being impacted by rising water temperatures and ocean acidification ...