On Monday, the Korean government, however, said the recent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant does not imply a compromise in the safety of the filtering system.
Seafood consumption has continued to be stable despite the release of treated Fukushima radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean two weeks ago, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a strong warning against those who still support totalitarian communists, opportunists and those who fuel anti-Japanese sentiments as a means of inciting insecurity.
Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called on Tokyo to be “transparent and responsible over the next thirty years” in its sharing of information regarding the release of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant that began on Thursday.
The Japanese government plans to hold a meeting on Tuesday that would determine the date of discharging the treated radioactive water from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. NHK reported that the date is set on Thursday.
The government announced plans for a massive campaign that would encourage consumers to buy fish products after the industry was hit by the public’s health concerns over the yet-to-be-discharged waters from the Fukushima plants.
Members of the Korean National Fishermen’s Association and civic groups protest near the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on Monday against the discharging of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
A Buddhist monk of the Jogye order protests the Japanese government’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant this summer in front of the Japanese embassy in Jongno District, central Seoul.
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