Japan said on Friday that China has agreed to procedures for allowing Japanese seafood imports, which Beijing had banned since August 2023 due to the release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.
The two nations have reached an agreement on the technical terms for resuming Japanese seafood imports into China, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told cabinet members, local media reported.
Hayashi said that Japan expects to resume seafood exports to China once the registration process for exporting facilities is completed, which will require inspection and sanitation certification.
“This agreement marks a major milestone,” Hayashi told reporters after the cabinet meeting, according to local reports. He did not provide a specific timeline for when seafood imports would resume….
Japan Says China Agrees to Terms for Seafood Import Resumption After Fukushima Wastewater Row
