Japan's ketchup king halts Xinjiang tomato imports

Kagome first major Japanese corporation to cut ties over Uyghur issue

Kagome sources less than 1% of all tomatoes from China's Xinjiang autonomous region.

RIKU TAZAKI and KEI MIYATA, Nikkei staff writers

April 14, 2021 00:43 JST

NAGOYA, Japan -- Leading Japanese ketchup producer Kagome has stopped importing tomatoes from China's Xinjiang, Nikkei learned Tuesday, joining the growing ranks of Western brands that have ceased sourcing materials from the region over reported abuses against Uyghur Muslims.