Taiwan lifts import curbs on Japanese food as Tokyo spars with Beijing

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Japanese seafood at a Tokyo market: Taiwan is lifting all restrictions on food imports from Japan. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU

November 21, 2025 21:51 JST

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan on Friday said it is lifting all remaining import controls on Japanese food products, just as China once again clamps down on such trade amid a raging diplomatic dispute with Tokyo.