China buys more than half of all Japanese scallop exports. The vast majority of seafood caught by Japan's fishing industry is consumed at home but China was the biggest buyer of Japanese seafood exports last year by value despite its bans, according to Japanese data.Ĭhina accounted for 22.5% of Japanese seafood exports, worth 87 billion yen ($604 million), followed by Hong Kong with 19.5% and the U.S. Seafood imports from other prefectures are allowed but must be tested for radioactivity.
Japan's foreign ministry declined to comment on the possibility of more bans but said Japan had sought scientific discussions with China on the release and would continue to do so.Ĭhina bans seafood imports from 10 of Japan's 47 prefectures, including Fukushima and the capital Tokyo, and all food and feed imports from nine of them.
