Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is in Belgium, where he's met the leaders of the European Union. And he's got the greenlight he wanted.

The EU is ending its decade of import controls on some food products from parts of Japan including Fukushima.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "We agreed to lift the remaining restrictive import measures. That were linked to the Fukushima accident. We have taken this decision based on science, and based on the proof of evidence, and based on the assessment of the International Atomic Energy Agency."

The EU tightened rules after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in 2011.

Certain food items produced in Fukushima and nine other prefectures have to undergo extra screening for radioactive contamination. They include some seafood and edible wild plants.

Kishida and EU leaders also discussed closer security cooperation. That's in light of China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

They also agreed to enhance cooperation on cyber-security and satellite surveillance.