TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will tap additional funds to help the fisheries industry after China banned Japanese seafood in response to the release of ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSTOKYO - Japan will tap additional funds to help the fisheries industry after China banned Japanese seafood in response to the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant last week, the Nikkei reported on Thursday.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected announce the new measures on Thursday after his visit to the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japanese media have reported. Tokyo's government has set up two funds worth 80 billion yen to help develop new sales channels and keep excess fish frozen until they can be sold when demand recovers, among other measures. Officials have previously denied the possibility of additional fiscal measures for the industry.
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