Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1232860/osaka-gears-up-for-the-2025-world-expo-with-memories-of-hosting-a-half-century-ago-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1232860/osaka-gea</span><span class="invisible">rs-up-for-the-2025-world-expo-with-memories-of-hosting-a-half-century-ago-2/</span></a> Osaka gears up for the 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago <a href="https://channels.im/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Osaka</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OsakaTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsakaTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>大阪</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%BA%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>大阪府</span></a> OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Visitors to Tokyo and Kyoto might not realize it, but Osaka — one of Japan’s biggest and oldest cities, known more as a business hub than a tourist destination — is gearing up to host next year’s World Exposition. The city has been plastered with the Expo’s…</p>
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Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1230911/hegseth-joins-wwii-memorial-service-on-his-first-trip-to-japan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1230911/hegseth-j</span><span class="invisible">oins-wwii-memorial-service-on-his-first-trip-to-japan/</span></a> Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan <a href="https://channels.im/tags/beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beijing</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CharlesCram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesCram</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ChinaGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChinaGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FuneralsAndMemorialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuneralsAndMemorialServices</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JoeRosenthal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeRosenthal</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/r%C3%A9union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>réunion</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ShigeruIshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShigeruIshiba</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SouthChinaSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthChinaSea</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/WAStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WAStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/WarAndUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarAndUnrest</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a> TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised Ameri…</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Japan’s leader calls for finding common ground ahead of key meeting with China and South Korea <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/851722/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/851722/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ASIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASIA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChoTaeYul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChoTaeYul</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShigeruIshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShigeruIshiba</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WangYi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WangYi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WarAndUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarAndUnrest</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Japan’s economy grew at a 2.2% annual rate in Oct-Dec, as consumers held back on spending <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/818721/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/818721/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DistrictOfColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DistrictOfColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalTrade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/YuriKageyama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YuriKageyama</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/724944/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/724944/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/APTopNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APTopNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BenjaminNetanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminNetanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BillHagerty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillHagerty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CorporateManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateManagement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FumioKishida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FumioKishida</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentAndPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentAndPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KimJongUn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KimJongUn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ltd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ltd</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MasayoshiSon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasayoshiSon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NissanMotorCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NissanMotorCo</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OpenAIInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAIInc</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SamAltman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamAltman</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShigeruIshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShigeruIshiba</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShinzoAbe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShinzoAbe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftBankCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftBankCorp</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ToyotaMotorCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToyotaMotorCorp</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>South Korean president’s martial law declaration raises questions over his political future <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/532324/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/532324/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Impeachment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Impeachment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeifEricEasley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeifEricEasley</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthKoreaGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKoreaGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ParkGeunHye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParkGeunHye</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalAndCivilUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalAndCivilUnrest</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Seoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seoul</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ShigeruIshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShigeruIshiba</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKoreaGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKoreaGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.DemocraticParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.NationalSecurityCouncil <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/YoonSukYeol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YoonSukYeol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Picture of the day: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radioactive</span></a> rally</p><p>Aug. 22, 2024<br>AP</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorean</span></a> environmental activists stage a rally Wednesday near a building which houses the Japanese Embassy, in Seoul, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a>, to demand Japan stop the release of treated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> into the sea from the damaged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> plant."</p><p><a href="https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/radioactive-rally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">japantoday.com/category/pictur</span><span class="invisible">e-of-the-day/radioactive-rally</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioconcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioconcentration</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>I see how it goes. When <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> or other countries are concerned about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> "treated" <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dumping</span></a> and call into question <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCO</span></a>'s data, it's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> -- forgetting the FACT that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> -- and has been LYING for YEARS! Not sure why either <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a> is believing TEPCO or maybe is complicit in hiding the data? Something's fishy (pun intended)!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAHides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEAHides</span></a> ? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataFalsification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataFalsification</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"The press have repeated a statement initially peddled by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCO</span></a>, that this contaminated water only includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tritium</span></a>. This is untrue, and tritium is not without its own risks. The water being discussed has been through the various filtration systems on site used to remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/isotopes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>isotopes</span></a>. Each system removes some of the radioactive elements in the water. ALPS is the last of these systems. It can remove much of the remaining contamination but not all of it, some radioactive contamination remains in this water.</p><p>"We [SimplyInfo] documented back in 2018 that this water contains other problematic radioactive elements including:</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plutonium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutonium</span></a> (238, 239, 240)<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Americium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americium</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/iodine129" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iodine129</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Technetium99" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technetium99</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cobalt60" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cobalt60</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Curium244" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Curium244</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Niobium94" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Niobium94</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Europium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europium</span></a> (152, 154)<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cesium137" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cesium137</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Strontium90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strontium90</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Selenium79" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selenium79</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nickel63" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nickel63</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tin126" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tin126</span></a> (aka: Sn-126)</p><p>"As of 2018 the stored post <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPS</span></a> water contained 200 billion becquerels of iodine 129, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ruthenium106" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruthenium106</span></a>, and technetium 99. As stored water increases, so does the total volume of contamination within that water.</p><p>"TEPCO and the Japanese government have tried to ease concerns by claiming the water will be diluted before it is dumped into the Pacific ocean. This is a meaningless step. The total amount of radioactive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> is still dumped into the ocean, you just dumped some additional water beside it at the same time."</p><p><a href="https://simplyinfo.org/2021/04/tepco-gains-permission-to-dump-contaminated-water-what-you-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">simplyinfo.org/2021/04/tepco-g</span><span class="invisible">ains-permission-to-dump-contaminated-water-what-you-need-to-know/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEAFail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> nuclear disaster: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activists</span></a> march against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a>'s waste plan</p><p>By Charlene Anne Rodrigues, August 12, 2023</p><p>""Choi Kyoungsook of activist group Korea Radiation Watch said radioactive substances in the water 'will eventually destroy the marine ecosystem'.</p><p>"US President Joe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> is due to meet his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kishida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kishida</span></a> next week for a trilateral summit, where the controversial plan will be discussed.</p><p>"'The governments of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> should view it an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a>, rather than a political issue, and agree to block it for future generations,' Ms Choi said.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66486233" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/world-asia-664862</span><span class="invisible">33</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> will soon release <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> water into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a>. How worried should we be?</p><p>Some have cast doubt on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a>’s findings, with China recently arguing that the group’s assessment “is not proof of the legality and legitimacy” of Fukushima’s wastewater release. </p><p>By Jessie Yeung, Mayumi Maruyama and Emiko Jozuka, July 5, 2023 </p><p>"Robert H. Richmond, director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory at the University of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> at Manoa, is among a group of international scientists working with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificIslandForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificIslandForum</span></a> to assess the wastewater release plan – including visits to the Fukushima site, and meetings with TEPCO, Japanese authorities and the IAEA. After reviewing the details of the plan, Richmond called it 'ill-advised' and premature.</p><p>"One concern is that diluting the wastewater might not be enough to reduce its impact on marine life. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollutants</span></a> like tritium can pass through various levels of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodChain</span></a> – including plants, animals, and bacteria – and be '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulated</span></a>,' meaning they will build up in the marine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a>, he said.</p><p>"He added that the world’s oceans are already under stress from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, ocean <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/acidification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acidification</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/overfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overfishing</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a>. The last thing it needs is to be treated like a 'dumping ground,' he said.</p><p>"And the potential risks won’t just affect the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaPacific</span></a> region. One 2012 study found evidence that bluefin <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuna</span></a> had transported <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radionuclides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radionuclides</span></a> – radioactive isotopes like the ones in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> – from Fukushima across the Pacific to California."</p><p><a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/04/asia/japan-fukushima-wastewater-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/04/asi</span><span class="invisible">a/japan-fukushima-wastewater-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fiji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiji</span></a> PM’s stance on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> waste discharge worrisome </p><p>by Shania Shayal Prasad, August 8, 2023</p><p>"Civil society organizations are urging Prime Minister <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SitiveniRabuka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SitiveniRabuka</span></a> to reevaluate his position regarding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>’s intentions to dispose of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> Plant’s waste into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a>.</p><p>"Rabuka recently expressed contentment with the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report, which appeared to allay worries about potential harm to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> activist and Pacific Conference of Churches general secretary Reverend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JamesBhagwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesBhagwan</span></a> says that they been voicing apprehensions about this matter for several years.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReverendBhagwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReverendBhagwan</span></a> claims that this situation coincides with Japan’s increased development assistance to the region. Bhagwan asserts that the credibility of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a> report is being contested.</p><p>"These organizations are appealing to the government to reconsider its stance and take a firmer position in advocating for the implementation of secure and sustainable solutions for handling Fukushima’s nuclear waste water."</p><p>Source and audio snips: <a href="https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/pms-stance-on-fukushima-waste-discharge-worrisome/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fbcnews.com.fj/news/pms-stance</span><span class="invisible">-on-fukushima-waste-discharge-worrisome/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEALies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEALies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEAFail</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCO</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>’s lack of transparency on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> water is sparking fear in neighbors, says Japanese expert</p><p>Naoya Sekiya said the Japanese government has been more concerned with international organizations than with persuading neighboring countries</p><p>By Kim So-youn, Tokyo correspondent, July 24, 2023 </p><p>"The reason <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, and other countries are concerned about the safety of Japan’s imminent release of contaminated water currently being stored at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> plant into the ocean is the result of Tokyo’s failure to provide adequate information, an expert claimed in a recent interview.</p><p>"Naoya Sekiya, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, said in an interview published Friday by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper that the 'anxieties of people in South Korea, China, and other neighboring countries have not been resolved' in connection with the water’s release.</p><p>"He also said a 'big factor in this issue' was 'the Japanese government not providing adequate information.'"</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1101499.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.hani.co.kr/arti/englis</span><span class="invisible">h_edition/e_international/1101499.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> Statement on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a></p><p>August 3, 2023</p><p>"The Green Party of the United States (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GPUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPUS</span></a>) and the Green Party of Hawai’i stand in solidarity with our fellow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> when calling for the end of the near-shore release of 1.33 million tons of contaminated water from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The Green Party of the United States and the Green Party of Hawai’i urges the Government of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> to respect existing international treaties that ban the releasing of nuclear waste into the oceans. We also join the Green Party Korea and the Greens Japan in calling for the cancellation of ocean releasing plans. For this, we call for a public review of methods of on-land storage such as 'large tank storage' and 'mortar solidification treatment'.</p><p>"Up to this point, independent review has not been allowed. We demand a public, independent review and the citizens of the Asia-Pacific have a right to know about the safety of such release.</p><p>"Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has long concerned themselves with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a>. TEPCO is one of many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> that internalizes profits and externalizes their losses. We call shame upon TEPCO for their unwillingness to listen to the general public in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastAsia</span></a> and take their concerns seriously.</p><p>"Kim Yeon-cheol, executive chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations in South Korea said, 'In South Korea, people who feel uneasy about releasing marine products into the sea are already refraining from consuming seafood. We should not catch and provide seafood until it has been verified that it is completely safe.'</p><p>"The majority of the public in South Korea and Japan does not trust the International Atomic Energy Association (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a>)’s report finding the release of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contaminated</span></a> water safe. This report has not even completed sample analysis of contaminated water. We encourage the IAEA to build that trust network with the Nation Federation of Fishermen’s Associations of South Korea and the Fishermen’s Union of Fukushima Japan and listen to their concerns about livelihood.</p><p>"The Green Party of the United States urges TEPCO and IAEA to gain the trust of the public. Currently, TEPCO and IAEA’s incentives lie in keeping profits and protecting the leadership of the right-wing, nationalist Japanese government instead of the concerns of the average Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Taiwanese citizen. Let’s create an East Asia and a world where the average person can live free of the worry about food safety."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HawaiiGreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HawaiiGreens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanGovernment</span></a></p><p>Full article and FMI:<br><a href="https://www.gp.org/statement_on_fukushima" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gp.org/statement_on_fukushima</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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