China News Service, January 18. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) report on the 18th, recently, the South Pacific island country Tonga erupted and triggered a tsunami, which also affected the Japanese fishing industry.
Japanese Agriculture Minister Kanakohara Jiro said that so far, 30 fishing boats have been reported capsized or sunk. In addition, breeding facilities such as wakame have also been damaged.
On January 16, local time, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, a local resident observed the sea.
A tsunami warning has been issued for a coastal town in northeastern Japan after an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga.
According to the report, on the 18th, in response to the impact of the Tonga volcanic eruption on Japan's fishery, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported the damage as of 2:00 p.m. local time on the 17th.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries pointed out that in Japan's Kochi, Tokushima and Miyagi prefectures, a total of about 30 fishing boats have been reported capsized or sunk.
In addition, small fixed nets installed on the coast of Tokushima Prefecture were damaged, as were Wakame and oyster farming facilities in Miyagi, Mie, Wakayama and Okinawa prefectures.
Japan's agricultural minister Kanakohara Jiro said at a press conference that he will provide assistance and respond quickly in accordance with the fishing boat insurance system.
It was previously reported that the Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings and tsunami warnings to many places due to a large-scale eruption of the underwater volcano on Hongahaapai Island in the South Pacific island country of Tonga.
All alerts were lifted on the morning of the 16th.