FOCUS: Japan boosting seafood exports to S.E. Asia, U.S. as China keeps ban

With China showing no signs of lifting its import ban on Japanese fisheries products, Japan has been diversifying export channels to other markets, most notably Southeast Asia and the United States, in response to what critics say is an economic coercion measure by the world's second-largest economy.Beijing's unilateral measure -- which Japan dismisses for not being based on science -- is yet another reminder that in light of economic security, Tokyo should further reduce its dependence on the Chinese market for not only seafood but other sectors so as to minimize risks associated with trad…READ FULL ARTICLE