Japan's sushi appetite pushes prized bluefin tuna to brink

AS A boy, Yoshio Yamada would stand on Misaki's docks and watch in awe as his fisherman father heaved giant bluefin tuna off his wooden boat and into the nearby marketplace.

The disappearing bluefin stirs calls for urgent action

Traditional fishermen are appealing for government intervention as the number of fish dramatically shrinks, writes Justin Norrie in Tokyo.