Chinese authorities suspended imports of nipponese seafood, fish and another marine products. The decision was confirmed by a high-ranking authoritative of the nipponese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 19 November 2025, giving as an authoritative reason "insufficient radiation checks".
This suspension is method but clearly linked to political tensions. The General Administration of Customs of China has announced that it temporarily ceases to accept export declarations of “fish products” from Japan, justifying the deficiency of complete method data on the nipponese radiological safety site.
The Chinese Ministry of abroad Affairs did not straight announce the suspension decision, but during the press briefing it stated that Japan "did not fulfil its obligations" in terms of data transparency, and the fresh message by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi "raised the Chinese society". The comment added that even “safe” nipponese products may not find a marketplace in China if their imports are considered a threat to national security.
The decision was announced shortly after China partially renewed imports of nipponese marine products, which was limited in 2023 in consequence to the release into the ocean of polluted water from Fukushima power plant. In June 2025 Beijing reopened access for 37 prefectures, excluding Fukushima, Tokyo and 8 another regions. But now this trial has been suspended.
The nipponese Government stated that it did not receive a formal announcement of a complete ban, but only information about the temporary suspension of the placing on the Chinese marketplace of certain products whose controls were not completed. This careful assessment may be due to the desire to avoid further escalation.
Tensions on the Tokyo-Pekin line rose after Prime Minister Takaichi's message of November 7, 2025, erstwhile Parliament stated that an armed attack in Taiwan could pose a "threat for Japan's existence". specified a situation, in accordance with nipponese law, may open the way for military action within the framework of common self-defense. Beijing considered this declaration to be a direct interference with Taiwan, a subject considered to be a fundamental component of the sovereignty of the mediate State.
Due to the situation, a gathering took place in Beijing between the Director-General for Asia and Oceania in the nipponese MFA, Masaaki Kanai, and his Chinese counterpart Liu Jinsong. The most crucial effect of the conversation between the 2 gentlemen is simply a movie depicting Liu with his hands in his pockets during Kanai's farewell.
In Chinese culture, this motion is interpreted as a form of disregard. Japan has filed a complaint about the way the media gathering was handled, which was not coordinated with its party.
The Xinhua News Agency, an authoritative state agency, published a comment in which it called the reaction of Chinese netizens "natural" to "risks to regional peace". This confirms that the trade decision has a clear political context.
Japan stressed after the gathering that it sought to alleviate tensions through dialog and common understanding.
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