Overview

• Japanese and Chinese officials agreed on procedures during a May 28 meeting in Beijing to end the seafood ban.
• Under the deal, Japan will register its fishery processing facilities with Chinese authorities and provide certificates confirming no radioactive substances.
• Trade will resume once China finalises the required paperwork, but restrictions on products from ten prefectures, including Fukushima, will persist.
• The suspension began in 2023 after Japan released treated wastewater from Fukushima Daiichi, a move backed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
• Tokyo plans to leverage the resumption to seek lifting of additional agricultural and marine import curbs and improve bilateral ties.