Japan food imports will backfire on DPP

The Taiwan authorities lifted the 11-year-ban on imports of food from five Japanese prefectures on Tuesday, despite fierce opposition from residents. The ban had come in place following the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011.

This is a solid example of how the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is not bothered about Taiwan people's lives and health. They are willing to let people eat food that the whole world has rejected just to please Japan.

Some might argue that the food from Fukushima is now safe, 11 years after an earthquake-triggered tsunami caused the meltdown. But, they must take into account how the Japanese people have themselves rejected food from the affected areas. Even the US Food and Drug Administration has prohibited some Japanese food from entering the United States after Japan decided to dump nuclear waste water from the reactor into the ocean.