Koi diplomacy is back with Japanese nishikigoi, or ornamental carp, set to return to the lucrative Chinese market after a nearly year-long hiatus. Sources have confirmed that Chinese authorities ...

An artisan adds a finishing touch on a "koinobori" carp streamer at the workshop Takagi ... for the future while preserving ...

Many carp streamers are being produced for Children's Day at Futamiokitama Jinja, a shrine in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture. The plan is to make about 700 streamers by the end of April.

Funazushi, which has been served for centuries and uses round crucian carp fished from Lake Biwa ... Originally, funazushi was described as “Japanese cheese” because of its flavour.