Japan decides to dump Fukushima wastewater into sea amid domestic, international opposition

By Xinhua Published: Apr 13, 2021 07:26 AM

Activists take part in an anti-nuclear protest outside the Parliament building in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster this March 11. Photo: AFP

Activists take part in an anti-nuclear protest outside the Parliament building in Tokyo, Japan on March 7, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster this March 11. Photo: AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea amid domestic and international opposition.

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