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Is "Grilled Salmon" Becoming a Luxury Item? A Change in the Taste of the Common People: Historically Poor Catches Have Led to Prices as High as 10,000 Yen per Fish; Adult Salmon Are Smaller, and the Number of Migrating Salmon Is only 6% of Its Peak

Salmon, an indispensable part of the Japanese diet, is now becoming a "luxury fish." Record-breaking poor catches in Hokkaido have led to a significant price increase in recent years. This is believed to be due to a decline in resources caused by rising sea temperatures, and restaurants and fishmongers are expressing concerns about further price increases. At Nemuro Shokudo Oyamadai, a seafood restaurant in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, that serves Hokk…
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Salmon, an indispensable part of the Japanese diet, is now becoming a "luxury fish." Record-breaking poor catches in Hokkaido have led to a significant price increase in recent years. This is believed to be due to a decline in resources caused by rising sea temperatures, and restaurants and fishmongers are expressing concerns about further price increases. At Nemuro Shokudo Oyamadai, a seafood restaurant in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, that serves Hokk…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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