EU lifts Japan food import rules, weeks before nuclear wastewater to be pumped into ocean

Other countries, including China, have threatened to further restrict Japanese imports if the Fukushima wastewater discharge goes ahead

The European Union has lifted restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed after the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, weeks before Japan is expected to start pumping wastewater from the facility into the Pacific Ocean.

China and other countries, however, have threatened to further restrict Japanese seafood imports if the water discharge goes ahead.

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