TAIPEI -- Taiwan will lift its blanket ban on food imports from Japan's Fukushima and neighboring areas, imposed after the nuclear disaster in 2011, as it seeks Tokyo's support for joining an Asia-Pacific trade pact.
International relations
Taiwan to lift blanket ban on Fukushima food amid CPTPP push
Tsai removes thorny issue with Japan as she seeks support for joining trade pact
A Taipei official checks Japanese apples for radiation in 2011, shortly after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Over a decade later, Taiwan is removing a blanket ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures. © Reuters
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