Ronald Bown Fernández and Miguel Canala-Echeverría Vergara of ASOEX met with Japanese Ambassador Kazuhisa Shibuya to discuss the status of Chilean exports to Japan and the initiation of negotiations for Chilean apple entry into the Japanese market. The meeting took place during a dinner at the ambassador's residence, with a focus on the expansion and diversification of Chilean fruit exports to Japan, especially this season's shipments of 31,366 tons of fresh fruits.