People rally in front of the prime minister’s office in Tokyo this month against the Japanese government’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Photo: Kyodo
People rally in front of the prime minister’s office in Tokyo this month against the Japanese government’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Photo: Kyodo
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Japan needs to come clean on disposal of Fukushima water

  • Plans to dump more than 1 million tonnes of treated fluid from destroyed nuclear plant in sea has caused an outcry in both China and South Korea, and greater transparency is called for    

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Updated: 1:46am, 18 Apr, 2021

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People rally in front of the prime minister’s office in Tokyo this month against the Japanese government’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Photo: Kyodo
People rally in front of the prime minister’s office in Tokyo this month against the Japanese government’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Photo: Kyodo
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