Anger rises as Fukushima water released into Pacific Ocean

Posted : 2023-08-28 11:14 Updated : 2023-08-30 09:34
An activist takes part in a protest against Japan's discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 26. The letters on her face read "JUST STOP." Reuters-Yonhap

Protesters hold signs reading "Don't repeat Fukushima," top right, "Don't expose people to radiation anymore," center right, and "Radioactive, don't throw polluted water into the sea," bottom right, as they take part in a rally against the Japanese government's plan to release treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the ocean, outside the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Aug. 22. The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific will begin on Aug. 24, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Aug. 22, despite opposition from fishermen and protests by China. AFP-Yonhap

Members of environmental civic groups shout slogans during a rally to denounce the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, outside of a building which houses Japanese Embassy, in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 22. AP-Yonhap

Protesters shout slogan during a rally to demand the withdrawal of the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 22. AP-Yonhap

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Korea's main opposition Democratic Party of Korea members and supporters shout slogans during a rally to demand the withdrawal of the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 23. AP-Yonhap

A university student is detained while attempting to break into the Japanese embassy on the occasion of Japan releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 24. Reuters-Yonhap

Hong Kong fishermen pour water onto the portrait of Japanese prime minister during a protest against the discharge of Fukushima treated radioactive water, outside the General-consulate of Japan, in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 23. EPA-Yonhap

Fish dolls with radioactive signs are seen during a rally against the Japanese government's plan to release wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Aug. 24. AFP-Yonhap

Various fish are displayed at a seafood market in Beijing, China, Aug. 23. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that Japan's plan to release Fukushima nuclear waste into the sea is a wrong decision. Japan is set to release the nuclear-contaminated water on Aug. 24. EPA-Yonhap

A man cleans a squid at a seafood market in Beijing, China, Aug. 23. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that Japan's plan to release Fukushima nuclear waste into the sea is a wrong decision. Japan is set to release the nuclear-contaminated water on Aug 24. EPA-Yonhap

A man opens and cleans sea urchins at a seafood market in Beijing, China, Aug. 23. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that Japan's plan to release Fukushima nuclear waste into the sea is a wrong decision. Japan is set to release the nuclear-contaminated water on Aug. 24. EPA-Yonhap

A worker manages seafood on a truck at Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market, a market that sells certain Japanese seafood affected by the city's import ban, in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 23. EPA-Yonhap

Fish and crabs are tangled in a net, in a boat at Tsurishihama fishing port in Shinchimachi, about 55 kilometers away from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, March 1. Reuters-Yonhap


This Feb. 14, 2021 file photo taken by Jiji Press, shows an aerial view of storage tanks used for storing treated water at TEPCO's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. AFP-Yonhap


A general view shows a section of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from a hilltop in Tomioka town about 12 kilometers away from the facility in Fukushima Prefecture, Aug. 20. AFP-Yonhap


This aerial view shows the treated water diluted by seawater flowing into a secondary water then into a connected undersea tunnel for an offshore discharge at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, Aug. 24. AP-Yonhap


Foreign media crews wearing protective suits prepare to film the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, which is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Aug. 24. AP-Yonhap


People walk on the beach to surf at the Yotsukura beach, about 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, in Iwaki, northeastern Japan, Aug. 26. AP-Yonhap


A person surfs at the Yotsukura beach, about 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, in Iwaki, northeastern Japan, Aug. 26. AP-Yonhap


Seagulls fly at Onahama port in Iwaki city, Fukushima Prefecture, Aug. 21. AFP-Yonhap


A woman loads a truck with cases of whitebait caught in the morning, at the Ukedo fishing port, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 24, a few hours before the release of treated radioactive water into the sea. EPA-Yonhap


A fisherman works at Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Aug. 24. Reuters-Yonhap

A general sunset view shows Tsurushihama Fishing Port, Shinchi-machi of Fukushima Prefecture, some 60 kilometers north of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Aug. 21, ahead of a government's plan to begin releasing treated water from the plant into the Pacific Ocean. AFP-Yonhap