Japan’s release of radioactive water from Fukushima angers China and South Korea’s Opposition Parties. Hong Kong and Macau will ban aquatic food imports from Japan.

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1. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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   – Reuters (A+): [Explainer: The Fukushima water release plan](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fukushima-water-release-plan-2023-08-22/)
   – BBC News (A): [Fukushima nuclear disaster: Japan to release treated water in 48 hours](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66578158)
   – France 24 (A-): [Japan’s Fukushima water release plan fuels fear despite IAEA backing](https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20230819-japan-s-fukushima-water-release-plan-fuels-fear-despite-iaea-backing)
   – New York Times (A-): [Opinion | On Japan’s Radioactive Fukushima Water, it’s a Question of Trust](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/opinion/japan-fukushima-radioactive-water-dumping.html)

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2. These two countries release their own nuclear power plant treated water and expect nobody to bat an eyelid. Kind of funny, that.

3. So the two groups that will mostly likely celebrate with fireworks if Japan somehow sinks? Not very surprising

4. Don’t Japanese fishermen fish in waters far from this area? I highly doubt they are fishing in areas close to this. And is there a reason why HK and Macau are banning and not their parent China? Like two children whining and their parents just ignore. The opposition parties? Does China even have that?

5. They’ve been talking about this for years, and these guys throw a fit 1 day before it happens?

   (I don’t follow this that closely, maybe there were fits thrown all the way through…)

6. I would love to see the official report from the fisheries agencies of Hong Kong and Macau. I wonder what their rationale for banning seafood from Japan.

7. Whelp, looks like sushi’s off the menu for me!