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August 31, 2023

Japan PM, ministers eat Fukushima fish to dispel concerns

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Skyline view of city with blue sky. Prime minister Fumio Kishisa ate seafood sourced from the sea off Fukushima
Skyline view of city with blue sky. Prime minister Fumio Kishisa ate seafood sourced from the sea off Fukushima. Photo courtesy of Unsplash

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and several ministers ate seafood sourced from the sea off Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday, against the backdrop of the ongoing controversy over Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the compromised nuclear power plant into the ocean.

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