G7 Nations Call for ‘Immediate Repeal’ of Japanese Food Ban

The Group of Seven (G7) nations have pledged to maintain “a free and fair trading system.”

A staff member sorts seafood at a booth selling products mainly from Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima Prefectures at Toyosu Market, in Tokyo's Koto district, on Sept. 2, 2023. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

Trade ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Sunday called for the “immediate repeal” of import bans on Japanese food products and pushed for a reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The G7 trade ministers issued a joint statement after a meeting in Osaka, Japan, on Oct. 29, pledging to maintain “a free and fair trading system” and enhance “economic resilience and economic security.”