China has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to escalate in one of worst bilateral disputes in years.

The ban was first reported by the Japanese outlets Kyodo News and NHK on Wednesday, and appeared to be confirmed by China’s foreign ministry, which said there was “no market for Japanese seafood in the current climate”.

The reports said China’s government had informed Japan it was suspending all seafood imports, just months after it partly lifted a previous ban issued in 2023 . China and Japan are in a war of words over Taiwan – what happens next? Read more

The original ban was imposed in response to Japan’s decision to release wastewater from the damaged and decommissioned Fukushima nucl

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