China and Hong Kong are concerned about Japan’s plan to dump treated wastewater from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (NPP) into the ocean. Therefore, it poses a real threat to the country’s economy in the field of cosmetics and seafood supply. In this respect informs Bloomberg agency.
Even after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that such a destruction strategy is safe and meets world standards, officials from two major importers of Japanese goods have once again expressed concern about the proposal.
According to the agency, Hong Kong authorities are even ready to limit the purchase of seafood from high-risk areas after dumping waste from the station.
The authors of the paper added that, against the backdrop of restrictions on certain types of food after the Fukushima accident in 2011, agricultural and seafood supplies from Japan to China reached a record 278.3 billion yen ($1.9 billion) in 2022. .
In early May, Gennady Ovechko, Deputy Head of the Diplomatic Mission declarationIn January-March 2023, the trade turnover between Russia and Japan decreased by 41%. According to the diplomat, Japanese authorities restricted or banned the import of a wide variety of goods into Russia. Second-hand cars constituted the largest commodity group in exports to the country last year. This category of goods accounted for 41.5% of the turnover.
Previously, Russia was difficult answered Japan refuses to negotiate on catching fish from the Kuriles.