A Japanese seafood company, whose supply chain stretches across the Pacific Ocean and runs through Asia, has decided to bring home a big part of its production.

Yamaya Communications is planning to have all the products it sells in Japan to be made in the country.

A large number of people visited a famed food market in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido on Thursday, the start of a four-day weekend.

More than 40 fishmongers and other workers serve a variety of delicacies fresh from the sea and farms at Washo Ichiba market, which is located in the center of Kushiro city.