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.
Civic groups and politicians in Korea on Thursday expressed fierce opposition to Japan’s decision to begin releasing treated radioactive water from the defunct Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Police on Thursday apprehended 16 university students after they attempted to break into the Embassy of Japan in Korea to protest the release of treated radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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 Democratic Party (DP) compared Japan's planned release of treated contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday to an "act of terror" reminiscent of its imperialistic past in the Pacific War.
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.
A fishermen's union raise a rising sun flag on the waters near South Jeolla coast on Tuesday in a protest against Japan's release of treated radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
The United States welcomes the outcome of a review by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the planned discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.
With varying versions of the facts flooding in from both sides of the political aisle, consumers are growing increasingly confused, with some even scrambling to stock up on sea salts as panic sets in.
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