Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood.

China looks set to start lifting its ban on the import of Japanese fishery products after reaching an agreement with Japan for the independent monitoring of the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by China and other countries.

China has agreed to end its ban on Japanese seafood imports – eventually. China’s ban was implemented in August 2023 after Japanese authorities approved the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

TOKYO -- China and Japan have reached an agreement in a yearlong dispute over treated wastewater released from the latter's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

China said Friday that it would "gradually resume" importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban in August last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima

China said Friday that it would “gradually resume” importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban in August last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant. “China will begin to adjust the relevant measures based on scientific evidence and gradually resume imports of Japanese aquatic products that meet the

Japan and China announced Friday that they have reached a deal resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hi

China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, bringing to an end a diplomatic dispute that had rumbled on for over two years.