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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Taiwan's lifting of ban welcome news to Fukushima, 4 prefs

Osamu Watanabe checks his farm's rice in Aizu-Bange, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 25. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Taiwan has lifted an import ban on food from Fukushima and four other prefectures, imposed in the wake of the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant.

Taiwan was once a major trading partner for Fukushima, accounting for nearly 80% of the prefecture's agricultural exports. The ban was lifted Feb. 21, though a few products, including mushrooms, remain embargoed.

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