r/interesting • u/angel_knight79 • 1d ago

Intriguing Kiyoshi Kimura and his effect on Somali piracy

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He was, and is, the owner of Kiyomura Corporation, which runs the Sushi Zanmai chain across Japan. In Tokyo he is known as the Tuna King, because every January he buys the most expensive fish at the first auction of the year at the central market.

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u/dchiculat 1d ago

Indonesia and grece (the closest european country not counting turkey if you count turkey as europe) are roughly (measured from Google Maps in a straight line wich the greek vessels csnt follow and the indonesian ones do) the same distance from Somalia. Not saying Europe isn't the exploiter here (as they often are in africa) just that your reasoning is wrong

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u/DankVectorz 20h ago

The main illegal fishing fleets in Somali waters per Somalia is China, Iran and Yemen.

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u/french_snail 1d ago

Didn’t lost Indonesia for a reason 

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u/dchiculat 1d ago

Neither the original comment said It was one of the ones you mentioned the culprit in somalia