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Japan may complain to WTO against China over seafood import ban
FirstpostNTT East, which serves the eastern half of the country including Fukushima, said it had set up a customer service centre on Tuesday specifically for harassment calls from overseas, in response to the government’s plea Following the release of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, Japan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organisation to request that Beijing lift the ban on all seafood imports. Reporters were informed by Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi that the country would “take necessary action under various routes, including the WTO framework.” Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi separately stated that if diplomatically denouncing China proves unsuccessful, then a WTO complaint may be an alternative. NTT East, which serves the eastern half of the country including Fukushima, said it had set up a customer service centre on Tuesday specifically for harassment calls from overseas, in response to the government’s plea. “It is extremely regrettable and concerning about the large number of harassment calls that have likely come from China,” Trade Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said during a news conference.
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