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- Aug 24, 202390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Jun 28, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
China Bans All Seafood Imports From Japan Over Fukushima Water Release
- China suspended imports of all aquatic products originating in Japan, including edible aquatic animals, from Thursday 24 August 2023, the day Japan started releasing treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi plant into the Pacific[1]
- The General Administration of Customs cited radioactive risks and said it acted under Chinese law and the WTO's Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures[1]
- Hong Kong and Macao put their own bans on aquatic products from 10 Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo, Fukushima and Chiba, into effect the same day[1]
- China had been Japan's biggest fish buyer, taking JPY 71.7 billion of fish and JPY 53.56 billion of crustaceans and molluscs such as scallops in 2022[3]
- The total ban held until 29 June 2025, when China resumed imports from all but 10 prefectures[2]
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- [1]90%global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202308/24/WS64e77571a31035260b81e156.htmlglobal.chinadaily.com.cn· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Aug 24, 2023 ✓· Ends Jun 28, 2025 ✓· 84% of score
China Daily, 24 Aug 2023: 'The suspension took effect on Thursday, when Japan started releasing contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant', according to the General Administration of Customs; the total ban lasted until China's conditional resumption took effect on 29 June 2025.
- [2]80%China partially lifts import ban on Japanese aquatic products (FAO GLOBEFISH)fao.org· Published Jul 9, 2025· 15% of score
Dates the end of the total ban: on 29 June 2025 GACC Announcement No. 140 of 2025 resumed imports from all but ten Japanese prefectures, effective immediately.[1]
- [3]85%Fukushima nuclear plant: China suspends all aquatic imports from Japan (CNBC)cnbc.com· Published Aug 24, 2023· 1% of score
Citing Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: China was Japan's largest importer of fish, buying JPY 71.7 billion of fish in 2022 plus JPY 53.56 billion of crustaceans and molluscs such as crabs and scallops.[1]
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