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There has been mounting concern in recent weeks over the safety of Japanese food... especially farms near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility. But now the Japanese government is saying it's safe to eat things like milk, spinach and other vegetables... and that radioactive rain is not an issue.

Japan says it plans to lift sales restrictions on certain foods grown in some areas around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant... after levels of radiation in some places appeared to be consistently low.

Japan will lift restrictions on milk produced in Kitakata, Fukushima prefecture, as well as on spinach and other vegetables from neighboring Gunma prefecture.

Edano also said the government will restrict rice planting in areas where radiation levels are higher than limits set by food regulations.

Despite government assurances about decreasing radiation, concerns about radiation fallout from Japan's nuclear disaster triggered concern in some of Japan's neighbors.

Trace levels of radioactive material have been detected in the air in 22 Chinese provinces, according to state-run media... but pose no threat to health or the environment.

South Korea, Japan's closest neighbor, advised school principals to use their discretion in scrapping outdoor activities to address concerns among parents. Some schools in the Gyeonggi province outlying the capital Seoul chose to shut for the day.

The country's nuclear safety agency said a small level of radioactive iodine and caesium particles were reported in the rain falling on the island of Jeju off the country's south coast... but it was not enough to cause public health concern.