Japan’s Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has asked the South Korean Foreign Minister to scrap restrictions on imports of Japanese seafood.
Koizumi held talks with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun at a rare meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on Monday.
Seoul suspended imports of marine products from eight Japanese prefectures following the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Koizumi requested that Seoul lift the restrictions, arguing that Japanese foods are safe.
After the talks, Koizumi told reporters that Japanese foods have regained public trust as can be seen by the many South Korean visitors to Japan who enjoy consuming them.
He said he is confident that Japan can convince South Korea on this matter through discussions based on science.
He said he will consider specific steps with Seoul so the South Korean government can repeal the measure.
AloJapan.com