China to Resume Most Japanese Seafood Imports

China will lift its ban on Japanese seafood imports, a restriction imposed in 2023 after Japan's release of treated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant wastewater. The agreement, reached after bilateral talks in Beijing, requires Japan to register processing facilities with Chinese authorities and provide inspection certificates confirming the absence of radioactive substances in exports. Trade resumption is expected once Japan completes facility registration, with China anticipated to formally announce the policy change soon. Initial imports will not include seafood from the Fukushima region itself. The decision is seen as a significant step toward reducing diplomatic and economic tensions between the two countries. Japan continues to seek the removal of remaining restrictions on other agricultural and fishery products.