Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday asked the leaders of China, South Korea and ASEAN to relax or eliminate import restrictions on Japanese produce, touting its safety more than two years after the start of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
As participants reviewed cooperation in finance and food security at the ASEAN Plus Three summit, Abe also welcomed the start of an emergency rice reserve program and said Japan intends to extend its cooperation, according to Japanese officials.
The summit in Brunei brought together Abe, Premier Li Keqiang of China and President Park Geun-hye of South Korea.