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BOOKLET to Provide Basic Information Regarding Health Effects of Radiation (5th edition)
Chapter 8 Radioactive Materials in Foods 8.7 Import Measures by Other Countries

Outline of Lifting and Easing of Food Import Measures by Other Countries and Regions after the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident

Outline of Lifting and Easing of Food Import Measures by Other Countries and Regions after the TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi NPS Accident_Figure

In response to the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi NPS, countries and regions all over the world imposed various measures on imports from Japan. However, as a result of all-out efforts by the government of Japan, such regulatory measures have been eased or lifted. The number of countries or regions imposing measures has decreased from 55 immediately after the accident to 7.

Following the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea, China imposed a total ban on imports of Japanese fishery products in August 2023, and Hong Kong and Macau suspended imports of fishery products, etc. from ten prefectures in Japan. In October, Russia joined China's restrictive measures against supply of fisheries products from Japan.

  • Included in this reference material on February 28, 2018
  • Updated on March 31, 2024
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