Russia lifts bans on Japanese seafood

March 27, 2018

Russia lifts bans on Japanese seafood

The Russian government has eased import restrictions on Japanese seafood. It imposed bans after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on concerns of radioactive contamination.

Russia’s quarantine-control authorities say they have approved imports from 6 prefectures in regions around the Fukushima power plant.

The have also lifted a ban on seafood from Fukushima Prefecture. That’s on the condition the products carry an additional document that certifies they are free of contamination.

The Russian officials say their decision takes into account reports from the International Atomic Energy Agency and data from Japan’s monitoring of radioactive materials.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180327_13/

Russia lifts Japan seafood ban adopted after Fukushima crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Russia has lifted its ban on Japanese seafood imports adopted in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster due to concerns over radioactive contamination.

Moscow’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance on Friday approved seafood imports from six prefectures in northeastern and eastern Japan — Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Ibaraki, Chiba and Niigata.

It also said the country would accept products from Fukushima Prefecture that are accompanied by documentation showing they are free of contamination.

The move should give a boost to Japan’s fishing industry, which has faced international concern over the impact on marine life of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis triggered by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

Russia banned fishery imports from over 200 companies in April of that year, before allowing products from Aomori Prefecture in July 2015.

According to Japan’s Fisheries Agency, more than 20 countries and regions, including China and South Korea as well as the European Union, still ban or partially ban imports of Japanese seafood products.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Russia-lifts-Japan-seafood-ban-adopted-after-Fukushima-crisis

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