S. Korea’s imports of Japanese seafood post biggest on-year drop last year since 2012: data

SEOUL, South Korea's imports of Japanese seafood posted the biggest on-year decrease last year since 2012, a year after the Fukushima nuclear accident, data showed Sunday. South Korea imported Japanese fish and shellfish worth a combined US$151.9 million in 2023, down 12.8 percent from a year earlier, according to data compiled by the Korea Customs Service. The drop was the biggest since 2012, when South Korea's imports of Japanese seafood plunged 33.3 percent on-year due to safety concerns after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. In 2013, South Korea banned all seafood imports from eight Japanese prefectures near Fukushima. Source: Yonhap News Agency