Tokyo, Japan – The Philippines has lifted a 7-year-old ban on the importation of several fish species from Fukushima Prefecture as a gesture of goodwill during the visit of President Rody Duterte and his Cabinet members to Japan this week.
The order lifting the importation ban which I signed May 27 will be officially presented to Japanese Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Yoshikawa Takamori.
The lifting of the ban which covers such species as Cherry Salmon, Sand Lance, Japanese Dace, and Ayu from Fukushima ends a 7-year issue which strained PH-Japan Agriculture and Fisheries Trade.
I consider the ban, issued by the previous administration, as just a bureaucratic goobbledygook and an over-reaction to an issue which did not really affect the Philippines.
It was a ridiculous bureaucratic exercise for the simple reason the fish species included in the ban are not imported by the Philippines anyway.
With this move, the Duterte Administration is showing goodwill to the Japanese government as it moves to promote the entry of more Philippine agriculture products to tje Philippines.
The Philippines is also seeking a lower tariff for bananas and pineapples and seeking the entry of Hash Avocado in the Japanese market.
(Photo of the Japanese Cherry Salmon downloaded from public website. Images show memos imposing and finally lifting the ban.)
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