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Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fukushima wastewater release
Japan resumes seafood exports to China after a two-year ban linked to Fukushima wastewater; safety confirmed by International Atomic Energy Agency reports.
- On Nov 7, Japan announced it resumed seafood exports to China for the first time since Beijing's 2023 import ban linked to Fukushima Daiichi wastewater.
- China's 2023 ban followed opposition to ocean discharges from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which suffered triple meltdowns in 2011, despite Japanese and International Atomic Energy Agency approvals.
- Authorities note initial consignments: frozen scallops from Hokkaido shipped on Nov 5 and salted sea cucumbers from Aomori prefecture due Nov 10, while only three facilities are approved to export.
- Restrictions still cover Fukushima and nine nearby prefectures, and imports from 10 of Japan's 47 prefectures remain banned, impacting the Japanese seafood industry.
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan will urge Beijing to re-register exporters and lift bans, building on a June 2025 agreement to gradually resume imports amid Sino-US rivalry.
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The Straits TimesJapan resumes seafood exports to China after Beijing eases 2023 ban
Japan has resumed seafood shipments to China for the first time since Beijing banned imports in 2023 over the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the government said Friday.
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