Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, hit hard by pandemic

He has so far received about 200 orders for the 5,500 yen box, which contains two pieces of"akami" red meat tuna, and plans to start selling 8,500 yen boxes of more expensive"chutoro" medium fatty tuna later in September.

While there was a modest rebound in demand from restaurants for his fish after the state of emergency was lifted, he said big events and business from upscale dining bars, such as those in Tokyo's Ginza area, had been slow to resume. Amano, who sells mostly high-quality fresh and frozen tuna, said he had seen 30-40 per cent less business than usual over the past month due to low demand from major hotels and restaurants at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

But the pandemic has hit the industry hard and Japan's tuna imports fell 18 per cent in the first six months of 2020 from a year earlier, finance ministry data showed. With people still wary of going out, the outlook is unlikely to change soon.

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