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.
Thousands of South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the stop of the Japan's release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant and denounce the South Korean government's policy in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.
Acts of harassment including crank phone calls and stone throwing have targeted Japan's embassy and consulates and Japanese schools in China, while China's government has not responded to requests from Japan for a joint scientific discussion of the release by experts, Kishida said. He said the Japanese plan is seen by many countries as scientific and transparent.
Japan's government and the plant operator say treated radioactive wastewater that has accumulated since the March 2011 accident at the nuclear plant, now totaling 134 million tons and stored in about 1,000 tanks, is taking up much of the plant area and must be removed to free up space to build facilities for the plant's cleanup and decommissioning, which are also expected to take decades.
Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a travel advisory on Sunday urging Japanese citizens to use extra caution in China, citing an escalation of harassment and violent protests, and not talk loudly in Japanese to avoid attention.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Korea, China protest Japan's Fukushima radioactive water releaseTo address a potential backlash, Japan has advised its citizens outside the country to maintain a low profile and avoid speaking Japanese in public.
Read more »
Japan says harassment calls from China regarding Fukushima water release extremely regrettableJapan's top government spokesman said on Monday it was extremely regrettable that there were many instances of harassment phone calls from China regarding the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific.
Read more »
Japan: Harassment calls from China on Fukushima water release 'regrettable'China strongly criticises the release and has banned Japanese seafood imports and cast doubt on the expert assessments that concluded the operation poses no harm to the environment.
Read more »
China, Japan agree to postpone head of Japan coalition partner visit -Chinese ministryChina's foreign ministry said on Monday that China and Japan have agreed to postpone a visit by the head of Japan's Komeito party, the junior partner in the coalition government, given current strains between the two countries.
Read more »
Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near FukushimaJapan's environment ministry on Sunday said tests of seawater near the Fukushima nuclear power plant did not detect any radioactivity, days after the discharge of treated water that had been used to cool nuclear reactors.
Read more »