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Data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan recently showed that in the first half of 2024, Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products and other food fell for the first time in four years, down 1.8% year-on-year, with a total export value of 701.3 billion yen (100 yen is about 5 yuan). Among them, exports to mainland China fell sharply by 43.8% to only 78.4 billion yen, of which seafood exports fell "cliff-like" by 92.3% to only 3.5 billion yen.
The Japan Times reported on the 4th that the continued decline in Japan's food and aquatic product exports was mainly related to the "ban" on Japanese aquatic products issued by mainland China. According to the official website of the General Administration of Customs of China, in order to protect the health of Chinese consumers and ensure the safety of imported food, the department will completely suspend the import of aquatic products (including edible aquatic animals) originating from Japan from August 24, 2023 (inclusive).
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) analyzed that China's "sanctions" on the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea have made Japan lose more than it gains. For example, Japan's scallop exports to mainland China last year were 22.3 billion yen, but this year's exports are zero. NHK said that although the Japanese government encourages the transfer of export destinations, such as allowing Vietnam to replace mainland China as a scallop processing site, which has increased Japan's scallop exports to Vietnam by 7.9 times, it still cannot make up for the industry's losses.
Japanese media said that mainland China was previously the largest export destination for Japanese food, agricultural and fishery products, but this year it fell to third place. According to the Japan Times, the Japanese government originally planned to increase the total food exports to 2 trillion yen by 2025 and 5 trillion yen by 2030, but now the goal is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tetsuo Sakamoto said: "We hope to make every policy effort to improve this situation." According to him, in addition to expanding markets in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and other regions, the Japanese government also hopes to seek the cancellation of relevant import bans on Japan from countries and regions such as China.
China's Ministry of Commerce previously stated that the Japanese government's unilateral and forced launch of the discharge of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the sea is an extremely selfish and irresponsible act that disregards the international public interest. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this. Japan's move will cause unpredictable damage and harm to the global marine environment, and will further increase the safety risks of Japan's food, agricultural and aquatic products. The Chinese government has always put people first and will take all necessary measures to maintain food safety and public health. ▲