Japanese Ministers Eat Fukushima Fish to Show It’s Safe After Nuclear Plant Wastewater Is Discharged

TOKYO (AP)– Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as well as 3 Cabinet ministers consumed Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch conference Wednesday, in an evident initiative to show that fish is safe adhering to the launch of dealt with contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor that started recently.

Kishida as well as the 3 ministers had sashimi of stumble, octopus as well as sea bass, captured off the Fukushima shore after the water launch, together with veggies, fruits as well as a dish of rice that were gathered in the prefecture, Economy as well as Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, that went to the conference, informed press reporters.

The launch of the treated wastewater right into the sea, which started Thursday as well as is anticipated to proceed for years, has actually been highly opposed by angling teams as well as by surrounding nations. China immediately banned all imports of Japanese fish and shellfish in reaction. In South …