date:Jul 28, 2012
Japan may face criticism that South Korea catches too many tuna for export to Japan, the customer for around 90 per cent of South Korean tuna exports, the sources said Monday,JapanTimesreports.
The government has also asked Japanese distributors and wholesalers to refrain from buying tuna from South Korea by reminding them that if the imports keep rising, fishermen there will only increase their catches, the sources said.
Tokyo's request to Seoul was conveyed through diplomatic channels on Jul