Trebling output of 'Kindai tuna' in FY 2020 eyed

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Miyashita (2nd from L), head of the Kinki University Fisheries Laboratory, shows a certificate to recognize Toyota Tsusho Corp.-raised bluefin tuna as "Kindai tuna," the university brand tuna, at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014. They plan to increase yearly output of tuna to 6,000 in fiscal 2020.

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