China to ease Japanese seafood import ban gradually - UPI.com
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China will begin easing its import ban on Japanese seafood due to concerns over treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant; an agreement was reached with the International Atomic Energy Agency for monitoring; the ban was imposed in August 2023 after Japan announced a gradual release of treated radioactive wastewater; Chinese seafood imports from Japan fell 67.6% year-over-year in September 2023; Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated that China will resume imports that meet safety standards; the ban will be lifted gradually as monitoring begins.

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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/09/20/easing-japanese-seafood-import-ban-fukushima/2281726847374/