The Japanese Government will hold a briefing and authentic
Japanese breakfast on seafood industry developments and trends at:
9-9:50 AM, Monday, Feb. 25 at the Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer
St., adjacent to the International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS) Boston
Convention & Exhibition Center.
This is the first time the Japanese Government has sponsored an exhibition (#2233) of its seafood products at the sprawling IBSS show (Feb-24-26) where International seafood companies vie for a share of the steadily growing US seafood market. America imports 80% of its seafood, says the US National Marine Fisheries Service. The event draws sellers from China, Taiwan, Canada, Costa Rica, Malaysia France, Oman and West Africa.
Americans consume about 15 pounds per capita. In Japan, where life expectancy is higher and incidents of heart disease and high blood pressure are lower, per-capita seafood consumption is about 10 times that of the US.
In 2007, 5.45 billion pounds of ocean products were imported worth $13.8 billion. This is up from 4.6 billion pounds in 2002 worth $10.2 billion - a 35% increase in value over five years according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, which track imports by species and usage.
The Hon. Mr. Yoichi Suzuki, Consul General of Japan in Boston since 2005 will welcome journalists and industry attendees.
Theodore C. Bestor, who chronicled the world's largest sushi trading center in, Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World, will brief the media on the relationship between Japan's seafood cuisine and its culture. Tsukiji is the word's largest wholesale fishmarket.
Q&A follows by Toshinori Uoya, Assistant Director, Export Promotion Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, soonsors under the auspices of the Japanese Consulate in Boston.
Breakfast of miso soup, tamagoyaki, rice balls, daikon radish, cucumber, cabbage and umeboshi. is by Chef Kaoru Fujishiro.
Following breakfast, journalists and industry leaders may taste authentic Japanese seafood recipes and specialties with experts on-hand.
10 AM IBSS Opens - "Seafood of Japan" pavilion # 2233
Details: http://www.kyodo-pr.co.jp:80/ibss2008/en/
Briefing Registration Required. Media Contact: Dick Pirozzolo, US Media Liaison at 781-235-9911, cell 617-959-4613, Email: dick@pirozzolo.com
This is the first time the Japanese Government has sponsored an exhibition (#2233) of its seafood products at the sprawling IBSS show (Feb-24-26) where International seafood companies vie for a share of the steadily growing US seafood market. America imports 80% of its seafood, says the US National Marine Fisheries Service. The event draws sellers from China, Taiwan, Canada, Costa Rica, Malaysia France, Oman and West Africa.
Americans consume about 15 pounds per capita. In Japan, where life expectancy is higher and incidents of heart disease and high blood pressure are lower, per-capita seafood consumption is about 10 times that of the US.
In 2007, 5.45 billion pounds of ocean products were imported worth $13.8 billion. This is up from 4.6 billion pounds in 2002 worth $10.2 billion - a 35% increase in value over five years according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, which track imports by species and usage.
The Hon. Mr. Yoichi Suzuki, Consul General of Japan in Boston since 2005 will welcome journalists and industry attendees.
Theodore C. Bestor, who chronicled the world's largest sushi trading center in, Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World, will brief the media on the relationship between Japan's seafood cuisine and its culture. Tsukiji is the word's largest wholesale fishmarket.
Q&A follows by Toshinori Uoya, Assistant Director, Export Promotion Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, soonsors under the auspices of the Japanese Consulate in Boston.
Breakfast of miso soup, tamagoyaki, rice balls, daikon radish, cucumber, cabbage and umeboshi. is by Chef Kaoru Fujishiro.
Following breakfast, journalists and industry leaders may taste authentic Japanese seafood recipes and specialties with experts on-hand.
10 AM IBSS Opens - "Seafood of Japan" pavilion # 2233
Details: http://www.kyodo-pr.co.jp:80/ibss2008/en/
Briefing Registration Required. Media Contact: Dick Pirozzolo, US Media Liaison at 781-235-9911, cell 617-959-4613, Email: dick@pirozzolo.com
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