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Measures needed to save fish stocks from dwindling further

File photo taken in February 2015 shows a catch of Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japan, landed at a fishing port in Wakkanai on the northern tip of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. In addition to a dwindling catch, the average size of the fish caught has also become smaller. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Price of Okhotsk atka mackerel soaring in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2015, shows "hokke," Okhotsk atka mackerel, at Wakkanai Port on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The price of the used-to-be-inexpensive fish is rising due to a significant decrease in catches in Hokkaido and imports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Price of Okhotsk atka mackerel soaring in Japan

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2015, shows "hokke," Okhotsk atka mackerel, at Wakkanai Port on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The price of the used-to-be-inexpensive fish is rising due to a significant decrease in catches in Hokkaido and imports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Jogyo-do and the Hokke-do,Rinnoji Temple

Hokkedo (foreground) and Jogyodo are viewed from in front of Niomon Gate at Taiyuin. The buildings connected by outside corridor, called Futatsudo (the two shrines), are examples of a rare style seen only at Rinoji Temple and Mt. Hiei. Amida-nyorai and Madarajin are enshrined at Jogyodo, while Fugen-bosatsu, Kishimojin and Jurasetsu-nyo are enshrined at Hokkedo.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐11‐0]

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The Jogyo-do and the Hokke-do,Rinnoji Temple

Seen from Daiyuin, Hokkedo is in front and the Japanese-style Jokodo is in the rear. Since they are of the same shape and both are coloured red, connected by a corridor, they are called Futatsudo . The main Buddha of Jokodo is Amida Nyorai, and the temple was a place of spiritual training for Minamoto Yoritomo. The colouring is rough.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐10‐0]

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Graffiti resembling Korean alphabet found at renowned Japanese temple

Graffiti resembling the Korean alphabet is found at Hokke-do, a building in Nara's Todaiji temple, a World Heritage Site, on Aug. 8, 2017. Hokke-do is the oldest structure at the temple and is said to have been built between 740 and 747, according to the temple. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

A fishing boat heads to waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, from a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the small hours of Sept. 16, 2020, to catch Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese, caught in waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, is landed at a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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"Hokke" fish caught near Russian-held island

Okhotsk atka mackerel, commonly known as "hokke" in Japanese, caught in waters around Russian-held Kunashiri Island, is landed at a port in Rausu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2020. The island is one of the disputed islets called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.