Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam have agreed to speed up discussions on lifting the export ban on Satsuma Mandarin to Vietnam, with negotiations having started in 2017. The leaders also discussed quarantine measures for pests and pests to facilitate the ban's lifting. In addition, Japan plans to import Vietnamese fruit ryugan and simplify the inspection system for Vietnamese fruit. The value of Japan's food exports increased by 4.1% to 383.8 billion yen in the first half of 2020, despite concerns about the global economy's stagnation due to the pandemic.