China, Japan Reach Deal That Would Allow Easing of Seafood Ban
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China imposed a complete ban on seafood imports from Japan after the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant began in August last year.
Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/BloombergChina and Japan reached a deal that would pave the way for the lifting of Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood imports, removing a key source of diplomatic friction between the two nations.
The breakthrough comes after the two sides agreed on a framework to monitor Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. China imposed a blanket ban on Japanese seafood in August last year in protest of Tokyo’s move.