TOKYO, Mar 12 (News On Japan) –
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has emphasised the necessity for the instant lifting of import bans on Japanese seafood by China and Russia, following the discharge of handled water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Kishida said, “We cannot accept these regulations that are not based on scientific evidence.”
On March 11, marking 13 years for the reason that Great East Japan Earthquake, Prime Minister Kishida addressed the media in Fukushima Prefecture.
Regarding the import bans on Japanese seafood by China and Russia following the discharge of handled water from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, Kishida stated, “We cannot accept these regulations that are not based on scientific evidence. The government will work as one to call for the immediate lifting of such regulations.”
On the decommissioning work of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, Kishida famous, “This is a long-term effort unprecedented in the world. Tokyo Electric Power Company must intensively work on preventing the recurrence of troubles and further enhancing safety measures for its completion.”
Source: 日テレNEWS