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Japanese PM announces release of Fukushima nuclear plant water on Aug 24
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The contentious decision was made at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday morning because a sizable volume of water has accumulated at the site since the nuclear disaster in 2011, which was brought on by a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami
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Japan's plan to release radioactive water into Pacific causes fear despite
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Twelve years after the triple catastrophe, earthquake, tsunami, and reactor meltdown, that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in 2011, Japan is preparing to release part of the treated wastewater from the stricken plant into the Pacific Ocean this month. A recent article from
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Japan PM visits Fukushima nuclear plant ahead of release of treated radioa
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Kishida’s visit comes a day before his meeting with ministers aimed to discuss when to start the release of water.
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Japan PM to meet ministers, discuss when to release Fukushima water
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will on Tuesday meet his minister to discuss when to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, a government source said on Saturday, amid opposition from local fishermen and some neighbouring countries, Kyodo
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Japan, China clash over Fukushima water release into Pacific Ocean
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
During an international nuclear nonproliferation meeting held in Vienna, Japan and China clashed over Tokyo's plan to release treated water into the Pacific Ocean from the disaster crippled Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant into the sea, reported The Japan Times.
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Japan: Fukushima moms led charge for radiation data
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Fukushima's mothers have become radiation experts to protect their children as the Japanese government gets ready to transfer cleaned water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant later this summer, according to Kyodo News.
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S Korea launches radiation tests on seawater amid Japan's plan to release
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
South Korea chose 108 more coastal spots, 75 spots in the east, west and south of South Korea, as well as the waters off the southern island of Jeju, and 33 spots from more distant areas to collect samples to check radioactivity levels, Vice Oceans Minister Park Sung-hoon said during a press
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Japan PM Kishida to meet fishery group head over Fukushima water release p
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is about to meet the Head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives Masanobu Sakamotom possibly in late July to pitch the government's plan of releasing treated radioactive water from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, a government source
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South Korea: Shoppers stock up on salt, seafood as Japan plans to release
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahead of the planned release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, South Korea is struggling with severe sea salt shortages as shoppers snap it up in bulk, reported CNN.
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China, South Korea released water with high levels of tritium, says Japan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Slamming China over its criticism of Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo on Thursday accused Beijing and South Korea of discharging liquid waste containing high levels of tritium, a radioactive material.
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IAEA Director-General to visit Japan before Fukushima wastewater discharge
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will visit Japan on Tuesday to assess the country's plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in the summer, the government said, according to
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Living with pet cats or dogs linked with fewer food allergies among young
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The study was published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Hisao Okabe from the Fukushima Regional Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, Japan, and colleagues.
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