Sushiro sushi operator to begin farming sea urchins on land

Sushiro sushi operator to begin farming sea urchins on land Sushiro sushi operator to begin farming sea urchins on land

OSAKA — The company behind Sushiro, Japan’s largest conveyor belt sushi chain, will partner with a Japanese startup to farm sea urchins on land, Nikkei has learned.

Known as uni in Japan, sea urchins are a delicacy that is popular with foreign tourists. A large-scale uni farming operation on land is highly unusual.