Japan's leader visits Fukushima before cooling water to be released
Aug 21, 2023
Tokyo [Japan], August 21: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a brief visit to the remains of the Fukushima power plant on Sunday ahead of the planned release of treated coolant water from the nuclear disaster site into the sea.
His visit sought to persuade the fishing industry that the plans to discharge the waters are safe and will not harm business, following widespread protests.
The planned discharge of the water is a long-term undertaking "and it is necessary to deal with it continuously and closely," Kishida told Japanese media on Sunday after a tour of the plant. On Monday, he is to meet the chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations in Tokyo to discuss the project.
Source: Qatar Tribune
