The Philippines has lifted a seven-year-old ban on the importation of several fish species from Fukushima Prefecture as a gesture of goodwill during the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet members to Japan this week. On his Facebook page, Agriculture secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol said the order lifting the importation ban, which he signed on May 27, will be officially presented to Japanese Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Yoshikawa Takamori. The lifting of the ban covering species such as Cherry Salmon, Sand Lance, Japanese Dace, and Ayu from Fukushima – ending a seven-year issue that strained the agriculture and fisheries trade between Philippines and Japan, he noted.

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