Japan-China tensions persist despite Fukushima water compromise

Maritime security, stabbing in Shenzhen loom over efforts for diplomatic thaw

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Fishing boats in Fukushima prefecture. China has banned seafood imports from Japan in protest of the release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. © Kyodo

RIEKO MIKI and YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/BEIJING -- A deal with China over Japan's release of treated wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant takes a step toward resolving one, but not all, of the causes of tension in bilateral relations.

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