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NHK
18-07-2025
- Business
- NHK
China allows import of over 400 marine products from Japan
Chinese customs authorities have issued permits to import 449 marine products from Japan including tuna, scallop and crab. This step comes as Beijing moves towards the resumption of accepting Japanese seafood. China's General Administration of Customs announced the import resumption in late June, excluding 10 prefectures such as Fukushima, Miyagi and Tokyo. Chinese authorities last week approved the re-registration of processing and other facilities for three Japanese businesses based in Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures. Exporters who have gained this approval will also need Japanese government certificates regarding sanitation, radioactive materials and places of production. These will have to be submitted to Chinese authorities for permission. China stopped seafood imports roughly two years ago, after Japan began releasing treated and diluted water into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
NHK
14-07-2025
- Business
- NHK
Downtrend in China's export value to US slows in June
China's export value to the United States continued to fall in June from a year earlier. But it recovered ground from the previous month. Exporters apparently rushed to ship out goods before the mid-August deadline for the two countries to work out their tariff deal. Chinese customs authorities say US-bound shipments dropped 16.1 percent in dollar terms. That compares to a decline of 34.5 percent in May. The value of imports from the US fell 15.5 percent in June. That was also a smaller drop than the previous month. Washington and Beijing slashed their steep additional tariffs in mid-May. They agreed to halt some of them for 90 days and continue negotiations. China's overall exports grew 5.8 percent last month, due to increased shipments to Southeast Asia and Europe. Imports rose 1.1 percent. Many Chinese firms send components to Southeast Asia for assembly and ship the finished products to the US from those countries. The practice could be affected by additional US tariffs on major economies in the region that are due to take effect on August 1.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
China eases ban on Japanese seafood over Fukushima wastewater
China has lifted its nearly two-year ban on seafood imports from Japan, a significant development following the discharge of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The customs agency announced the ban's removal on Sunday, allowing imports to resume from most of Japan. The prohibition, imposed in August 2023, dealt a considerable blow to Japan's fisheries industry. China was the largest overseas market for Japanese seafood, accounting for more than one-fifth of its exports. The measure was enacted in response to Japan's decision to release slightly radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The facility was heavily damaged by a deadly tsunami that followed a massive offshore earthquake in 2011. Water must still be continuously pumped in to cool the radioactive fuel, leading to an ever-growing complex of storage tanks on the property. After years of debate, the utility gained government permission to gradually discharge this water into the sea, following treatment to remove most radioactive elements. Japanese officials said the wastewater would be safer than international standards and have a negligible environmental impact. They added data from the IAEA monitoring are publicly available. China disagreed and imposed a ban, saying the discharge would endanger the fishing industry and coastal communities on its east coast. The ban will remain in place for seafood from 10 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Fukushima and nearby ones. Japanese seafood exporters will have to reapply for registration in China and all imports will have to include a health certificate, a certificate of compliance for radioactive substance testing and a certificate of origin, the Chinese customs agency said. In May, Japan announced plans to use slightly radioactive soil, stored near the nuclear plant, for flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office. The move is intended to demonstrate the safety of reusing soil that was removed from Fukushima prefecture during decontamination efforts. Officials say that some of the soil has now reached levels deemed safe for reuse. The government aims to reassure the public by using the soil at Mr Ishiba's office in Tokyo, with plans to extend its use to flower beds and other purposes within government agency grounds.
The Independent
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
China eases ban on Japanese seafood over Fukushima wastewater
China has lifted its nearly two-year ban on seafood imports from Japan, a significant development following the discharge of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The customs agency announced the ban's removal on Sunday, allowing imports to resume from most of Japan. The prohibition, imposed in August 2023, dealt a considerable blow to Japan's fisheries industry. China was the largest overseas market for Japanese seafood, accounting for more than one-fifth of its exports. The measure was enacted in response to Japan's decision to release slightly radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The facility was heavily damaged by a deadly tsunami that followed a massive offshore earthquake in 2011. Water must still be continuously pumped in to cool the radioactive fuel, leading to an ever-growing complex of storage tanks on the property. After years of debate, the utility gained government permission to gradually discharge this water into the sea, following treatment to remove most radioactive elements. Japanese officials said the wastewater would be safer than international standards and have a negligible environmental impact. They added data from the IAEA monitoring are publicly available. China disagreed and imposed a ban, saying the discharge would endanger the fishing industry and coastal communities on its east coast. The ban will remain in place for seafood from 10 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Fukushima and nearby ones. Japanese seafood exporters will have to reapply for registration in China and all imports will have to include a health certificate, a certificate of compliance for radioactive substance testing and a certificate of origin, the Chinese customs agency said. In May, Japan announced plans to use slightly radioactive soil, stored near the nuclear plant, for flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office. The move is intended to demonstrate the safety of reusing soil that was removed from Fukushima prefecture during decontamination efforts. Officials say that some of the soil has now reached levels deemed safe for reuse. The government aims to reassure the public by using the soil at Mr Ishiba's office in Tokyo, with plans to extend its use to flower beds and other purposes within government agency grounds.
Al Arabiya
30-06-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
China Lifts a Nearly 2-Year Ban on Seafood From Japan Over Fukushima Wastewater
China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant. A notice from the customs agency said the ban had been lifted Sunday and that imports from most of Japan would be resumed. The ban, imposed in August 2023, was a major blow to Japan's fisheries industry. China was the biggest overseas market for Japanese seafood, accounting for more than one-fifth of its exports. The nuclear plant at Fukushima was heavily damaged by a deadly tsunami that followed a huge offshore earthquake in 2011. Water still must be pumped in to cool the radioactive fuel. The water is then stored in what was an ever-growing complex of tanks on the property. After years of debate, the utility won government permission to discharge the water gradually into the sea after treating it to remove most of the radioactive elements. Japanese officials said the wastewater would be safer than international standards and have negligible environmental impact. China disagreed and imposed a ban, saying the discharge would endanger the fishing industry and coastal communities on its east coast. The ban will remain in place for seafood from 10 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Fukushima and nearby ones. Japanese seafood exporters will have to reapply for registration in China, and all imports will have to include a health certificate, a certificate of compliance for radioactive substance testing, and a certificate of origin, the Chinese customs agency said.
