Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and said it’s premature to say when the country would release treated wastewater from the disaster site.
“I must refrain from commenting on the specific timing at this point,” Kishida said in a televised news conference Sunday after checking equipment and talking to people on site.
Kishida added he intends to meet the chairman of a national fishermen’s association, which is concerned about the possible impact of discharged water on the industry, as early as Monday.
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