Russia Considers Joining China in Ban on Japanese Seafood Imports

Japanese official has called on Russia to rely on scientific evidence in Fukushima water dispute.

Fishery workers unload seafood caught in offshore trawl fishing at Matsukawaura port in Soma City, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023. JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images

Russia is considering joining China in its ban on Japanese seafood imports following Japan’s actions to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, Russia’s food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznador said on Sept. 26.

China announced a blanket ban on all Japanese aquatic products after Japan began releasing treated radioactive water into the sea on Aug. 24.