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After the Fukushima nuclear accident, there are many people who avoid Japanese seafood because of worrying about radiation. Some seafood market stores and sushi restaurants have been caught selling Japanese products as if they were domestic.

This is KNN Hwang Bo-ram.

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It is a seafood market in Busan. I see the sea urchin sold.

It is a Japanese sea urchin, and when I saw the country of origin, it was written in Korea.

[Censorship: The sea urchin is made in Japan? Where is the (Origin) mark? (Are you? ……) No?]

This is where Japanese scallop is made domestically.

[Seafood Dealer: I should have written it down quickly, but we missed about two days.]

Some 25 kg of Japanese red sea bream are sometimes sold domestically.

You can see the difference in color between Japanese and domestic red snapper when it is farmed.

There is a reason why Japanese products are made domestically.

This is because after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the rejection of Japanese seafood has increased and it is not sold well.

It is also possible to import at a relatively cheaper price than domestic production.

[Hong Jun-ho / Busan Special Judicial Police Division: Domestic sea urchins and scallops are not shipped in winter, so they are often imported from Japan.

The special envoy in Busan conducted criminal prosecution and administrative disposition on 11 businesses found through the crackdown.

(Video coverage: Lee Won-ju KNN)