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China prohibits the import of seafood from Japan in response to Tokyo’s initiation of releasing treated radioactive water

Type of event:
Radiological/Nuclear spill or incident
Threat LensRadiological-NuclearWorldAsia-Oceania
By Valerio Russo

Victims

Wounded

Date

August 24, 2023

What happened

China made an announcement that it would prohibit the import of seafood from Japan. This action was taken as a response to Tokyo’s choice to release treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/23/asia/japan-fukushima-water-release-thursday-intl-hnk/index.html

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