The U.S. buys Japanese scallops rejected by China and feeds them to U.S. troops stationed in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats lunch featuring seafood from Fukushima on August 30. Prime Minister's Office Facebook Screenshot ☞Subscribe to the Hankyoreh newsletter H:730. Type ‘Hankyoreh h730’ in the search bar. While the Chinese government banned the import of all Japanese seafood in protest against Japan's discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, the U.S. government decided to purchase large quantities of Japanese seafood. The United States decided to purchase Japanese scallops first and supply them to the U.S. military in Japan. On the 30th (local time), U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said in an interview with Reuters, “We plan to sign a long-term contract between the U.S. military and the Japanese Fisheries Cooperative,” adding, “We will consider purchasing other seafood, starting with scallops first.” He said. Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ichiro Miyashita ...