The Trend in the Fishing Village Economy in Japan and the Implementation of Regional Policy

Abstract

Fishing villages in Japan are facing serious problems. As the deflation tendency has become stronger since the mid-1990s in Japan, the supply of imported marine products increased rapidly in the domestic fish market, and the prices of most fish have remained low. As a result, the profit from fishing has not shown any improvement. This report analyzes the trend in the fishing village economy in Japan, and then considers the implementation of the regional policy for regenerating it.