China's strong rebuke of the release of treated Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean this week has caused bad blood, stoked accusations of misinformation and hypocrisy, and led to some suggesting Beijing is capitalizing on the event to help stir up broader geopolitical tensions with Japan.
PUTRAJAYA: Close monitoring will be carried out on food items imported from Japan to ensure their safety, says acting Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
PETALING JAYA: Ahead of the release of Fukushima’s treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean starting today, the Health Ministry says it will impose a Level 4 (Surveillance) inspection on high-risk food products imported from Japan.
China’s foreign ministry branded the release as “extremely selfish and irresponsible” and accused Tokyo of failing to adequately demonstrate the measure was safe and necessary, though experts broadly agree the discharge is safe.
BARRING any weather or sea conditions, Japan will release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, August 24.
A Japanese utility firm discovers a fish near the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant with 180 times legal limit of radioactive cesium, amid rising fears about Japan’s water discharge plan.