China agreed to lift the ban on Japanese seafood once the UN nuclear watchdog expands third-country roles in testing treated water from Japan's nuclear plant.
Diplomacy has resolved none of the major issues with China. Japan needs its own counterespionage law and other measures if it wants to see results.
At the sushi and sake event on Capitol Hill, Congressman Mike Gallagher stated, "The Chinese boycott of Japanese seafood is groundless economic coercion."
Fukushima saw a successful start to the trawl fishing season, with a nearly 20-ton catch and energetic bidding from eager buyers.
