the case because the backlash is coming from some of its major export markets, china is the biggest importer of japanese seafood, so that will definitely hurt. and that is on top of another ban by the number two market forjapanese number two market for japanese seafood number two market forjapanese seafood exports, that is hong kong, which along with neighbours has banned imports from several locations. the fishing industry will be negatively impacted by this. whether or not this is justified, thatis whether or not this is justified, that is the question here. the japanese government has said the process is safe and so have international bodies like the un nuclear watchdog, the international energy agency. they also said the environmental public health impact of this will be negligible. but it must be said that it is notjust china imposing this. we have seen protests in south korea and elsewhere and environmental
croak majority of the gains for if someone does manage to break into that strong position and grab some of that action, it could be difficult to maintain momentum. it is blocked from cementing that position a couple of years back. it could be a challenge and there are not too many challenges around at all, it seems. china has announced that it will ban all seafood imports from japan following tokyo s decision to release treated waste water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean. the move has been heavily criticised by beijing and sparked protests in the region. 0ur asia business reporter, joao da silva, has more. japan isa japan is a fishing powerhouse. last year, it exported well over $2 billion worth of marine products. unfortunately, this backlash we rc in just cannot be written off. the japanese government has recognised this, saying they expect a significant hit from those trade restrictions was that is especially