The conservative leader was joined by three other ministers at his office for sashimi.
Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida eats seafood from Fukushima at his office in Tokyo today.
“This is very good,” Kishida said as he chewed on a slice of flounder sashimi, calling on viewers to enjoy “safe and delicious” Japanese seafood to support the northeastern region. Even before the wastewater release, many in Japan’s fishing industry were worried about what it would do to the reputation of the country’s seafood domestically and abroad.
Japan has demanded that China – its biggest market for fish – drop its ban on seafood imports while warning it will complain to the World Trade Organization .
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