Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan have ignited the "Takaichi Fallout," delivering a fresh blow to the agri-fisheries industry. With Japan's fisheries still reeling from lost exports and severed market ties, a glimmer of hope and recovery was swiftly extinguished by new political storms. The fallout is immediate in local ports. Sea cucumber prices have plummeted by nearly two-thirds, mirroring the nosediving fortunes of countless fishing communities, as egregious moves translate directly into economic devastation for Japan.