China Lifts Ban on Japanese Seafood Imports as Frictions Ease

China has lifted a 2023 ban on imports of seafood from most parts of Japan, removing an irritant in relations with its neighbor by starting to implement a deal reached last September.

Beijing will allow the import of seafood products from most of Japan to resume, according to a statement from the General Administration of Customs on Sunday. Products from 10 prefectures including Fukushima will remain barred, according to the statement, as they have been since the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011.