Overview
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said roughly 6 metric tons of frozen Hokkaido scallops were sent on Nov. 5, the first seafood shipment to China since August 2023.
- Fisheries minister Norikazu Suzuki said about 600 kilograms of salted sea cucumbers from Aomori are slated to follow on Nov. 10.
- China continues to bar seafood from 10 prefectures including Fukushima, even as it eases its nationwide ban after talks with Japan.
- Exporters must register facilities with Chinese authorities and file radioactivity inspection certificates, with only three approvals granted so far and hundreds of applications pending.
- Tokyo cites IAEA findings that treated Fukushima water meets international standards and is urging Beijing to lift remaining curbs, including long-standing restrictions on beef.