Japan and China agree on procedures for resuming seafood imports

Measures include certifying absence of radioactive substances for each export

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China has suspended all seafood imports from Japan since 2023. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA

TOKYO -- The Japanese and Chinese governments have reached an agreement on procedures to resume imports of fishery products from Japan, bringing China closer to ending a ban imposed in 2023 over the release of treated wastewater from the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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