Final preparations underway for China to resume Japan seafood imports, NHK says
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TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) -Japan and China are making final preparations towards the resumption of imports by China of Japanese seafood and other marine products after regulatorymonitoring of radioactive water was expanded, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.
China had banned purchases of seafood originating in Japan citing risk of radioactive contamination after Tokyo Electric Power 9501.T started releasing treated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean last year.
Japan has maintained that the water release is safe, noting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also concluded the impact it would have on people and the environment was "negligible".
In view of China's continued ban, however, Japan decided to expand the monitoring, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to agree on the plan with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in a phone meeting on Friday, NHK reported.
Tokyo has informed Beijing of those plans, and final preparations are being made for the resumption of the exports, the report said.
Before the ban, China was the biggest market for Japanese seafood exports.
Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first half of 2024 fell for the first time since 2020, hit by China's ban.
Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Jamie Freed and Lincoln Feast.
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