Japanese scallops blocked from being exported to China end up in South Korea?

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats lunch featuring seafood from Fukushima on August 30. Prime Minister's Office Facebook Screenshot The Japanese government has decided to expand exports of Japanese scallops to Korea and the European Union (EU). As export routes to China are blocked due to the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the plan is to expand sales channels to Korea and the European Union. The government dismissed it as nothing more than a Japanese plan. On the 25th, Kyodo News reported that the Japanese government revised its implementation strategy to expand agricultural, forestry and fishery product exports at a ministerial meeting on this day. The Japanese government maintained its 2025 scallop export target at 65.6 billion yen (about 597.3 billion won), but set new targets for each country and region. We plan to export 4.1 billion yen (approximately 37.3 billion won) worth of products to Korea, equivalent to 6.3% ...