China and Japan reached an agreement over the discharge of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, the two governments said on Friday, paving the way for a restart of seafood shipments from Japan to China.

The Foreign Ministry announced on Friday as part of an agreement reached by the two nations over the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water. As part of the agreement, Japan pledged to fulfill its obligations under international law,

China said Friday that it would "gradually resume" importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban last year over the release of water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant.The release,