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▼ Japan Continues Sea Product Exports To China After Ban In 2023
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Japan has resumed shipping marine products to China for the first time since Beijing banned imports in 2023 due to the disposal of processed radioactive waste water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the sea, the government said on Friday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minuru Kihara said at a press conference the government responded to a "positive" delivery of six tons of frozen shells from Japan's northern main island, Hokkaido, to China on Wednesday, according to Kyodo News November 7.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Norikazu Suzuki said in a separate press conference that 600 kilograms of salted sea cucumbers would follow on Monday.
China imposed a comprehensive ban in August 2023 as a form of strong resistance to the disposal of waste into the sea, which began that month.
However, the two countries agreed that in June this year, Japanese seafood imports from China would be continued in stages.
Japanese exporters are required to register their facilities with Chinese authorities and submit radioactivity inspection certificates for their fishery products before sending them.
So far, only three facilities have been allowed to export, while registration for hundreds of other facilities is still pending.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said Friday at a regular press conference in Beijing, "If any risks are found, the necessary import restriction measures will soon be taken in accordance with the law."
He expressed his hope for continued international monitoring and independent water sampling by the Bamboo Curtain Country, adding Beijing would maintain strict scrutiny of Japanese seafood imports to ensure food safety for its people.
Separate bans remain in place for imports of marine products and other products from 10 out of 47 prefectures in Japan, including Fukushima, Miyagi, and Tokyo, which were imposed after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear disaster.
China's resumption of Japanese seafood imports comes amid efforts by its two neighboring countries to stabilize bilateral relations that are often strained due to issues related to the territory and history of war, amid rising competition and tensions over China-US trade under US President Donald Trump.
China has also completed an important step towards restarting imports of Japanese beef, which was stalled following an outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan in 2001, with Beijing completing its domestic quarantine procedures in July, according to the Japanese Government.
Kihara, the government's main spokesman, said Tokyo would continue to urge Beijing "firmly" to lift remaining restrictions on Japan's 10 prefectures and continue importing beef.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minuru Kihara said at a press conference the government responded to a "positive" delivery of six tons of frozen shells from Japan's northern main island, Hokkaido, to China on Wednesday, according to Kyodo News November 7.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Norikazu Suzuki said in a separate press conference that 600 kilograms of salted sea cucumbers would follow on Monday.
China imposed a comprehensive ban in August 2023 as a form of strong resistance to the disposal of waste into the sea, which began that month.
However, the two countries agreed that in June this year, Japanese seafood imports from China would be continued in stages.
Japanese exporters are required to register their facilities with Chinese authorities and submit radioactivity inspection certificates for their fishery products before sending them.
So far, only three facilities have been allowed to export, while registration for hundreds of other facilities is still pending.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said Friday at a regular press conference in Beijing, "If any risks are found, the necessary import restriction measures will soon be taken in accordance with the law."
He expressed his hope for continued international monitoring and independent water sampling by the Bamboo Curtain Country, adding Beijing would maintain strict scrutiny of Japanese seafood imports to ensure food safety for its people.
Separate bans remain in place for imports of marine products and other products from 10 out of 47 prefectures in Japan, including Fukushima, Miyagi, and Tokyo, which were imposed after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear disaster.
China's resumption of Japanese seafood imports comes amid efforts by its two neighboring countries to stabilize bilateral relations that are often strained due to issues related to the territory and history of war, amid rising competition and tensions over China-US trade under US President Donald Trump.
China has also completed an important step towards restarting imports of Japanese beef, which was stalled following an outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan in 2001, with Beijing completing its domestic quarantine procedures in July, according to the Japanese Government.
Kihara, the government's main spokesman, said Tokyo would continue to urge Beijing "firmly" to lift remaining restrictions on Japan's 10 prefectures and continue importing beef.
- 7/11 20:56
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