Shipments resume under strict conditions but not from Fukushima and its environs as Beijing seeks closer ties with its neighbours
According to a Chinese customs notice issued on Sunday, shipments of seafood originating from “certain regions” of Japan would resume “conditionally” with immediate effect.
The measure, which covers imports of aquatic products including edible aquatic animals, will not apply to 10 Japanese prefectures: Fukushima, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano, Saitama, Tokyo and Chiba.
China to partially lift ban on Japanese seafood imports from certain regions
Beijing suspended food imports from those areas in July 2023 – before Japan began releasing treated waste water from its damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, despite strong opposition from Chinese authorities.
