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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dines on Fukushima fish in a renewed public relations effort to support Japanese seafood, after wastewater was released from the area's crippled nuclear plant into the Pacific. The clip is part of a bid to promote products from the wider Sanriku Joban area, 12 years after Fukushima was devastated by a huge earthquake and tsunami that triggered one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. The conservative leader joined three other ministers in his office for sashimi fish slices, boiled pork, fruits, rice and various vegetables.
French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday seeking to calm a furore over his controversial remarks on Europe and China. Macron will give a speech on European sovereignty that will be closely watched after he said in an interview that Europe must not be a "follower" of either Washington or Beijing on Taiwan.
Xi Jingping and Ebrahim Raisi meet in Beijing, where China expressed support for Iran in the face of Western sanctions over the country's nuclear development, and tensions over Russia and Chinese balloons.
The Elysée says Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson have agreed to work to defuse the post-Brexit fishing row. But a British official says the UK position has not changed.
China has imposed sanctions on several lawmakers in the UK, accusing them of spreading lies and disinformation about Beijing. The move is retaliation against the British government’s decision to sanction China earlier in the week over its treatment of the Uighur minority.