Japan disregards the interests of its own fishermen and vigorously engages in "nuclear sewage public relations" #nuclear On August 24, Japan discharged Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the sea, which was strongly opposed by Japan and abroad. At 13:03 local time on August 24, staff at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant officially started the sewage discharge equipment. 10 minutes later, nuclear-contaminated water passed through the submarine pipeline and flowed into the Pacific Ocean at the sewage outlet 1 kilometer away from the coast. Two hours after the sewage discharge started, staff took seawater samples from the sea near the sewage outlet. The first batch of analysis data is expected to be released on the afternoon of August 25, local time. According to the plan, a total of 31,200 tons of nuclear-contaminated water will be discharged in four batches in 2023. The first batch is planned to discharge about 7,800 tons, which will be discharged continuously for 17 days from August 24. It will take at least 30 years to drain all the nuclear-contaminated water. Fukushima nuclear contaminated water was discharged into the sea, triggering a large number of Japanese people's opposition. On the morning of the 24th, hundreds of people from many places in Japan gathered in front of TEPCO's headquarters, holding high slogans such as "Don't discharge radioactive contaminated water into the ocean" and "Don't pollute the ocean." Shikuri Hisamitsu, a fisherman from Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, witnessed the moment the nuclear-contaminated water entered the sea in front of the TV. He said with tears in his eyes, "When I think about the future of young fishermen, I feel sad." In response to the Japanese government and TEPCO's push to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, residents of Japan's Fukushima, Miyagi, and Ibaraki prefectures, including fishermen, will sue the Japanese government and TEPCO in the Fukushima District Court, demanding a halt to the discharge. plan. The plaintiff is striving to bring the number of plaintiffs to more than 100, and the date of filing the lawsuit is probably September 8. It is said that this will be the first prosecution in Japan to stop the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea. At the same time, the National Federation of Fisheries Associations of Japan (All Fisheries Federation) also reiterated on the afternoon of the 24th local time: "The position against the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea has not changed at all." The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) revealed that in response to the so-called "negative news" about the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has specially formulated relevant communication policies and plans, and this "public relations budget" is as high as approximately 70 billion yen. (approximately RMB 3.5 billion). Recently, the Japanese government has also roped in its allies to put on a show. On August 31, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue coincidentally ate seafood at fish markets in Tokyo and Seoul respectively. On the same day, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel visited Fukushima. When he was in Soma City, Prefecture, he tasted locally caught halibut sashimi and other items in a restaurant, and he published an article making irresponsible remarks about China’s reasonable response measures. In fact, Japan’s move to discharge nuclear sewage into the sea has been criticized by its own country and the international community. Widely criticized. After Japan announced that it would begin discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, South Korea's largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, held an emergency meeting to protest. Party leader Lee Jae-myung said, "The path Japan chose to ignore the concerns of the international community will cause the worst environmental disaster in human history." , If Japan used swords and guns to trample the Pacific Ocean during World War II, then now it is threatening all mankind with radioactive materials." At the same time, large-scale demonstrations also broke out in downtown Seoul to criticize Japan for polluting the ocean. Among the demonstrators, 16 Korean college students were arrested by the police when they tried to break into the Japanese Embassy in South Korea while shouting slogans condemning Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said on the 24th that Russia is closely monitoring the relevant situation and requires Japan to provide complete information in a timely and transparent manner. Previously, in order to prevent aquatic products containing radioactive substances from circulating in Russia, the Russian health department has required various localities to strengthen inspection and quarantine of Japanese aquatic products. In addition, the Pacific island country of Vanuatu, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Matai Serrimaya, called on the 23rd that the Pacific region needs to take strong actions to resist Japan's actions, urging Japan to withdraw its decision to discharge the sea and seriously consider other alternatives.
