The Japanese government is preparing to allocate an additional 20 billion yen ($137 million) to aid fishermen and fisheries after China banned Japanese seafood imports due to the start of water discharge into the ocean from the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. This refers to the reports of the Kyodo agency. Reuters.
The new package is expected to be announced early next week. The law enabling the purchase and storage of scallops, which is heavily dependent on exports to China, will task the Japan Foreign Trade Organization (JETRO) with finding new markets. It is also planned to re-equip refineries in Japan with new equipment.
The Japanese government has announced measures to support fisheries in case of loss of reputation of 80 billion yen (approximately $552 million) even before the water is released
August 30, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate For breakfast items from Fukushima. The politician ate seafood as well as pork, rice and melon grown in the Fukushima area, where polluted water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (NPP) spills into the sea.
August 24 Japanese company Tokio Electric Power (TEPCO) started To the discharge of the first batch of water free of radiation from Fukushima-1. The liquid is diverted to the ocean after it has been diluted with a large amount of seawater and the tritium content has been reduced.
Later it turned out to be China. completely suspended Import of Japanese-made aquaculture due to the release of radioactive water. The People’s Republic of China assured that appropriate measures are aimed at preventing the risk of radioactive contamination of food products from the discharge of contaminated water from the Japanese station.
Previously at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested Drink water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant to anyone who thinks it’s safe.