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Regarding the exports of Japanese aquatic products to China, which had been completely suspended since the start of the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea in August 2023, the Japanese and Chinese governments announced the "Shared Recognition between Japan and China" in September 2024, the additional measures under the IAEA framework have been conducted since October 2024, and the Japanese government has been making all of its government efforts to call on the Chinese side for the early resumption of imports of Japanese aquatic products, by seizing every opportunity such as the Japan-China Summit Meeting in November 2024, the visit of Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to China in December 2024, and the Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue in March this year.

Under such circumstances, since March this year, the authorities of Japan and China have conducted technical consultations on the resumption of exports of Japanese aquatic products to China. At the 4th technical consultation in Beijing on May 28th, Japan and China reached an agreement on the technical requirements that are necessary for the resumption of exports to China. Going forward, after the Chinese side takes the necessary procedures , the resumption of exports is expected.