Lifting food ban up to Taiwanese: Japanese envoyBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterWhether the ban on certain Japanese food products is lifted depends on Taiwanese, Japanese Representative to Taiwan Hiroyasu Izumi said yesterday, while praising the taste of Taiwanese pineapples. Nonetheless, scientific evidence, including data collected by Taiwanese researchers, shows that food products produced in the five prefectures are safe, he added. Asked he has supported Taiwanese pineapples, as many Japanese have done after China’s ban on imports of the fruit from Monday last week, Izumi said that Taiwanese pineapples are delicious. Among the more than 20 cultivars of Taiwanese pineapples, he particularly likes the No. Many Japanese are willing to pay a bit more to buy Taiwanese pineapples in Japan, as they want to show support for Taiwan, he said.

Source: Taipei Times March 10, 2021 15:56 UTC