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Singapore lifts import restrictions on food from Japan's Fukushima
Singapore was among 54 countries and regions that placed restrictions on farm and fishery imports from Japan following the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. The list has thinned to 14, including China and the United States.
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This picture taken on March 10, 2021 of the coast of Futaba town, in Fukushima prefecture, shows the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (top).
(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)
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ingapore has removed its remaining import restrictions on food from Fukushima Prefecture imposed in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster, Japan's farm ministry said Friday.
Singapore was among 54 countries and regions that placed restrictions on farm and fishery imports from Japan following the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi complex. The list has thinned to 14, including China and the United States.
In January 2020, Singapore lifted its ban on food imports from some municipalities in the northeastern Japan prefecture on condition that the shipments include certification of the place of origin and checks for radioactive cesium.
Earlier this week, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga about the decision to scrap the import restrictions.
Japan Times reported that Lee Hsien Loong told Suga on Tuesday that his country will remove its remaining import restrictions on food from Fukushima Prefecture, which were imposed in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Suga welcomed the decision during a 20-minute phone call with Lee, as the leaders also affirmed cooperation in ensuring the fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, the ministry said.
