South Koreans protest on beach against Japan's Fukushima water release

Record ID: 1739530

  • Title: South Koreans protest on beach against Japan's Fukushima water release
  • Date: 24th August 2023
  • Summary: BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 24, 2023) (REUTERS) SOUTH KOREA'S ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP ACTIVISTS HOLDING LETTERS READING (English): "STOP / SAVE OUR SEAS" / WAVES CRASHING ON HAEUNDAE BEACH ACTIVISTS ON RUBBER BOAT HOLDING FLAGS ACTIVISTS ON BEACH HOLDING LARGE LETTERS READING (English): "SAVE OUR SEAS" / ACTIVISTS ON BOATS IN BACKGROUND ACTIVISTS ON RUBBER BOATS HOLDING FLAGS A
  • Embargoed: 7th September 2023 07:40
  • Keywords: Busan Fukushima Haeundae Japan South Korea activist beach boat discharge environmental group protest release sea water
  • Location: BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Pollution,Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVA001666324082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:South Korea's environmental groups held a rally on Haeundae beach in Busan on Thursay (August 24), to protest against Japan's Fukushima water release.
    More than 30 activists were seen chanting and waving flags on the beach and on boats while placing yellow plastic sheets with radioactive marks on the beach to symbolise the ocean contaminated by the water released from Fukushima.
    The protest occurred as Japan on Thursday started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all seafood imports from Japan.
    Public concern remains high in South Korea over the Japan's plan, with a majority of people expressing worry over seafood and ocean contamination.
    In a July public survey by the pollster Media Research, 62% of the people said they would cut back or stop consuming seafood once the discharge goes ahead, despite the South Korean government's assurances to closely monitor the release.
    (Production: Daewoung Kim, Minwoo Park)
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