China: Using alternative ingredients to respond to Japanese seafood import ban, Dalian Japanese restaurant business still declines

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Published Sep 25, 2023

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China has suspended the import of Japanese seafood in response to concerns about the Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge. This has had a significant impact on Chinese Japanese restaurants and the local Japanese catering industry, as many rely on seafood imports from Japan. The ban has also affected Japan's fishing industry and seafood economy, leading to some temporary closures of businesses.

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China has completely suspended the import of Japanese seafood in response to the Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge. The affected Japanese restaurants in Dalian all said they had found alternative ingredients, but some restaurants admitted that business was still declining significantly, with some falling as much as 40%. After Japan discharged Fukushima nuclear wastewater on August 24 this year, China completely suspended the import of Japanese aquatic products due to concerns about "radioactive contamination risks." This ban caused a direct blow to Chinese Japanese restaurants, especially those from Japan. Cities with high demand for imported seafood. After sorting out data from the General Administration of Customs of China, China's "Finance" magazine reported that from January to July 2023, Liaoning Province, where Dalian is located, was the province that imported the most Japanese seafood in China, accounting for 26.42% of the country's total imports. Dalian is the ...

Source: Zaobao