Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised his government’s full support for fishing communities during the decades-long process to release treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, speaks during a meeting with Masanobu Sakamoto, unseen, the head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations and others, unseen, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.
Sakamoto welcomed the government pledge for its long-term support for the fisheries and sought additional funding as needed. The government has offered funding totaling 80 billion yen for sales promotion and other steps, and for sustainable fishing operations. Scientists generally agree the environmental impact of treated wastewater would be negligible, but some call for more attention to dozens of low-dose radionuclides that remain in it.
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