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Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan
Rice is the staple food in Japan. Thus, the Japanese government is paying special attention to rice contamination by cesium after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident of March 2011. This article aims to...
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Japan's agriculture ministry says Singapore has lifted all regulations on imports of Japanese food products. The measures were imposed following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The regulations required exporters of seafood and other products from Fukushima Prefecture to submit test results for radioactive substances. Certificates of origin were also required for all food items shipped from Japan.
The agriculture ministry says the regulations were lifted as of Friday. But 14 other economies, including China, South Korea and Taiwan, maintain restrictions on Japanese food imports.
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