South Korea to maintain Fukushima seafood import ban after WTO win

The South Korean government said Friday it will maintain the current import ban on fishery products from Japan's Fukushima Prefecture and surrounding areas after winning a World Trade Organization appeal overnight.South Korea praised the decision by the WTO's appellate body for dispute settlement, which overturned an earlier panel ruling against the import restrictions imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.The ban will remain in place unless it is officially proven that there is no problem with importing fishery products from the areas concerned, Yoon Chang Ryeol, head …READ FULL ARTICLE