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By Mariko Oi
China's imports of seafood from Japan slumped last month as Tokyo started to release treated waste water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Imports of Japanese seafood fell 67.6% in August from the same month last year, China's customs authority said.
Japan's ministry of agriculture and fisheries says China was the world's top importer of the country's seafood.
Last year, Asia's largest economy imported 84.4 billion yen ($571m; £461m) of seafood from its neighbour.
The sharp fall came as Japan prepared to start releasing the waste water and in the aftermath of the release. ...
Fishing industry groups in Japan and the wider region also expressed concerns at the time about the impact of the release on their livelihoods. ...
By Mariko Oi
China's imports of seafood from Japan slumped last month as Tokyo started to release treated waste water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Imports of Japanese seafood fell 67.6% in August from the same month last year, China's customs authority said.
Japan's ministry of agriculture and fisheries says China was the world's top importer of the country's seafood.
Last year, Asia's largest economy imported 84.4 billion yen ($571m; £461m) of seafood from its neighbour.
The sharp fall came as Japan prepared to start releasing the waste water and in the aftermath of the release. ...
Fishing industry groups in Japan and the wider region also expressed concerns at the time about the impact of the release on their livelihoods. ...