TOKYO: The government has eliminated in principle its controls on imports of Japan-produced foods imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the farm ministry said Friday.
The lifting of the controls, which still apply to bush meats, may spur Japan’s exports to Thailand, a major importer of Japan’s food products, according to the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Thailand’s imported 34.8 billion yen (9.9 billion baht) worth of Japanese farm and other food products in 2014.
Thailand had forced Japan to provide documentation for food products from the three prefectures of Miyagi, Fukushima and Gunma proving they were radiation free, and certificates of origin for products from the other 44 prefectures.
