TOKYO: Tokyo has urged Beijing to "ensure the safety of Japanese residents in China" after a wave of telephone harassment targeting businesses in Japan sparked by the controversial discharge of Fukushima wastewater. While Japan insists the release of the treated water is safe - a view backed by the UN's nu

Tokyo has urged Beijing to “ensure the safety of Japanese residents in China” after a wave of telephone harassment targeting businesses in Japan sparked by the controversial discharge of Fukushima wastewater.

While Japan insists the release of the treated water is safe - a view backed by the UN’s nuclear watchdog - China has staunchly opposed it and banned all Japanese seafood imports, saying it contaminates the ocean.

The Japanese government on Sunday (Aug 27) published new data showing waters off Fukushima continued to post radioactivity levels well within safe limits.

  • zephyreks@programming.devEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    Tepco is a private enterprise, isn’t it?

    Wouldn’t be the first time a private company fucked people over for profit.

    • schroedingershat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      1 year ago

      I seem to remember tepco doing something where they cut corners and lied and put the japanese people in danger and cost them $400 billion and then lied about the cleanup and cut corners further contaminating fisheries for 9 years.

      I can’t quite remember what that was. Must have been chinese propaganda.