China is the biggest importer of Japanese seafood. Shortly after the 2011 tsunami and earthquake damaged the Fukushima plant, it banned the import of food and agricultural products from five Japanese prefectures. China later widened its ban, which now covers 10 out of Japan’s total of 47.The latest import restrictions were imposed this month after the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog approved Japan’s plans to discharge the treated water.
“China is saying it is contaminated water, while Japan claims it is purified water,” said Kenji Kobayashi, 67, another Japanese restaurant owner in Beijing, who has lost up to a third of his customers this month.Alternate sourcesWait times at Chinese ports have gone up from between two and seven days to around three weeks, a spokesman for a large seafood trader said, adding that the company plans to get around these restrictions by diverting shipments to a third country.
“If the products get stopped at customs, we would have to spend a lot for the yard and storage fees, and that’s something we don’t want to see.”
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