US EditionChina set to resume imports of Japanese seafood halted over Fukushima water discharge
- Japan's Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced that China agreed to resume Japanese seafood imports after officials met in Beijing on May 28, 2025.
- China imposed its import ban in 2023 due to concerns over treated but slightly radioactive wastewater released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
- Tokyo and Beijing held multiple rounds of talks since March 2025, focusing on technical requirements and safety inspections, leading to the agreement on certification and registration procedures.
- The import ban affected over one-fifth of Japan’s seafood exports and prompted emergency relief funds and alternative market searches, with Koizumi calling the resumption a "major milestone."
- The agreement suggests easing political and trade tensions, as China will complete necessary procedures and join expanded IAEA monitoring, but bans on ten prefectures, including Fukushima, remain.
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Japan: China to Resume Import of Fish Products Stopped by Fukushima Water Discharge
China will resume imports of fishery products from Japan that it banned in 2023 due to concerns about the discharge into the sea of treated but slightly radioactive waste water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a Japanese official said on Friday.
Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports
China will resume Japanese seafood imports that it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan's discharge of treated but slightly radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, a Japanese official said Friday. The issue has been a significant political and diplomatic point of tension for the…
China, Japan close to resuming seafood imports following Fukushima ban
China and Japan said Friday they were moving closer to ending a years-long dispute over Tokyo’s handling of nuclear wastewater that prompted Beijing to ban imports of Japanese seafood.Members of the IAEA task force visit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan on June 2, 2023, to review the planned discharge of treated wastewater. Photo: TEPCO.In 2023, Japan began gradually releasing treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nucl…
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China set to resume Japanese seafood imports halted due to Fukushima worries
TOKYO: China has agreed on procedures to resume imports of Japanese seafood products, Japan's government said on Friday (May 30), marking a step towards ending a nearly two-year trade ban. Officials from Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and China's Customs reached the agreement durin
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