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Japan asks China to urge citizens to stop harassment over Fukushima wastewater

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China on Monday to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities and schools, in response to Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.

France 24

Japan asks China to urge citizens to halt harassment after start of Fukushima wastewater release

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked China to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities and schools, in response to Japan's release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

Japan summons Chinese ambassador after stones thrown at embassy, schools

Japan's prime minister urged China to ensure its people "act in a calm and responsible manner" after instances of stones being thrown at diplomatic missions and schools, following the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

France 24

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Removing Fukushima's melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant's wastewater

Treated radioactive wastewater from Japan is being released into the Pacific Ocean but the removal of melted fuel debris from nuclear plant will be difficult

The Hindu

South Korea’s seafood sellers reel as science fails to ease Fukushima fears

More than 90 percent of South Koreans say they will reduce their seafood consumption due to radiation concerns.

Al Jazeera

Kudankulam Nuclear plant will destroy Southern Tamil Nadu, warns Vaiko

Vaiko warns Centre of potential destruction of TN coastal villages due to release of waste water from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, citing Japan's decision to release stored waste water from Fukushima plant into Pacific Ocean. He expresses concern over nuclear plants in Russia, Japan and US affecting people and calls…

The Hindu

At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning

The sound of treated radioactive water flowing down to an underground secondary pool could be heard from beneath the ground during a media tour of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

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At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release

For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011

The Independent UK

Protesters rally in Seoul over Japan’s Fukushima water release

Around 1,000 people from South Korea’s main opposition party and civil groups have staged a protest in downtown Seoul.

The Independent UK

Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant

Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped amid uncertainty about how consumers may respond a day after treated and diluted radioactive wastewater began to be released into the sea

The Independent UK

Why Japan has started pumping water from Fukushima into the Pacific – and should we be concerned?

Japan’s decision to release water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has been greeted with horror by the local fishing industry as well as China and several Pacific Island states. China – which together with Hong Kong imports more than US$1.1bn (£866m) of seafood from Japan every year – has…

The Conversation

Watch: Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant discharges treated radioactive water into sea

Watch a view of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Friday, 25 August, as it begins to discharge treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.

The Independent UK

Fukushima: China accused of hypocrisy over its own release of wastewater from nuclear plants

Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question seafood ban imposed on Japan

The Guardian - AU

U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish amid radioactive water release outrage

He said it was intended to be a “show of solidarity” after the release of the water sparked protests and concerns that Japanese seafood would be contaminated.

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Fukushima nuclear power plant is now pumping wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

The International Atomic Energy Agency — the UN's atomic watchdog — has said the release meets international safety standards with a "negligible radiological impact."

Evening Standard

OPINION - Japan releases radioactive Fukushima water into ocean: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Japan has started releasing radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean - 12 years after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plant.

WEKU

Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific

Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

The Guardian - UK

‘They won’t buy it’: fish traders anxious after Fukushima wastewater release

The release of water from the Japanese nuclear plant has already caused the price of produce from surrounding coastal areas to drop

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WEKU

5 things to know about Japan's Fukushima water release in the Pacific

The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term consequences.

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster

The plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan’s efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy.

The Independent UK

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday

Evening Standard

Japan begins releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into Pacific Ocean

China has branded the move ‘selfish and irresponsible’ amid huge backlash

The Guardian - AU

China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release

Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities

France 24

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant to release radioactive wastewater into sea

The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday, utility executives said.

Al Jazeera

‘Not Japan’s trash bin’: Anger as Fukushima water released into Pacific

China bans all aquatic imports from Japan after plant operator begins pumping water into the Pacific Ocean.

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