LDP Hopes for Resumption of Fukushima Food Imports to Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (岸田文雄, second from the left on screen) is inspecting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima, Japan, on the morning of the 17th of last month.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The Japanese side has expressed its hope that Taiwan will allow the import of food products from the Fukushima area within Japan.

According to Taiwan's Central News Agency on the 24th, Luo Zijing, head of the International Department of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party and legislator, and legislator Chu Zuwei held a video conference with the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on the same day. At the press conference following the meeting, they stated that the LDP raised the issue of resuming food imports from the Fukushima area and conveyed that the Japanese administrative authorities, parliament, and industry all regard this issue as very important.

Legislator Chu presented the basic stance that the approval of food imports from the Fukushima area would be handled according to "scientific and international standards," but said that no concrete discussions regarding a specific timetable for reopening took place between the two sides.

Like many other regions around the world, Taiwan has banned the import of agricultural and marine products from the area following the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.

The meeting was attended by two representatives from Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, legislator Luo and legislator Chu, and two representatives from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Masahisa Sato, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Department, and Akimasa Ishikawa, Chairman of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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