The Japanese government is making final arrangements to appoint former foreign ministry top bureaucrat and Asian affairs chief Kenji Kanasugi as the next ambassador to China, sources familiar with Jap
Russia will restrict Japanese seafood imports from Monday as a precautionary measure, in the wake of the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, according to Russian authorities.
Chinese holidaymakers visiting Japan have said they are enjoying eating sushi amid Beijing's ban on Japanese seafood imports, imposed following the release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear complex into the sea.
Japan assures agriculture ministers from ASEAN members plus China and South Korea that the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea is "being done safely."
The International Atomic Energy Agency will send a task force to Japan late this month for a safety review of the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex into the sea.