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China bans seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima wastewater release

The release is part of a controversial plan that has met fierce objections from many consumers as well as some regional countries, with Beijing leading that criticism

By Undercurrent News | Aug. 24, 2023 10:33 BST
The Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, which did not suffer damage like it sister plant, Fukushima Daiichi. Photograph by Tokyo Electric Power Company on Flickr.
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China announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it was banning all seafood from Japan in response to Tokyo's decision to begin releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, dramatically escalating an already tense feud between the two neighbors, reports CNN. [...]

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