Japan to allocate 20 billion yen to support fisheries after China import ban -Kyodo

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A fishing port is pictured in Soma, about 45 km away from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant discharging treated radioactive water into the ocean, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/file photo

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is planning to set aside about 20 billion yen ($136.77 million) to support fishery businesses after China’s total import ban of Japanese marine products, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.

The government is planning to announce the measures early next week, Kyodo reported, without citing sources.

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