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We begin with the Fukushima wastewater release.
Japan began releasing the wastewater an hour ago from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
For more we are joined by our Kim Jung-sil on the line.
Jung-sil, give us the latest.

Ye-eun, just about an hour ago, the wastewater was released to the ocean.
NHK is reporting that the actual release began around 1 PM.

It also reported that the water is being released through an underwater tunnel which stretches 1 kilometer from the coast.
This morning, TEPCO officials announced that today, only 200 to 210 tons will be released given it began the discharge at 1PM.
But from tomorrow, 460 tons of wastewater will be released into the ocean each day.
TEPCO officials also told reporters that the concentration levels of tritium were measured on Tuesday when Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that the release could take place as early as Thursday.
TEPCO officials mixed a liter of wastewater with 1,200 tons of seawater and measured its tritium concentration level to see if it's below government standard of 1,500 becquerels per liter.
Japanese officials said it was far below the standard and gave the go ahead for today's release.

I see, now , what's the reaction in and outside Japan?

Well, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo held a briefing just a few minutes ago, and said Seoul will be given the latest information from Japan and that the government will closely monitor the situation.
The Prime Minister said the seafood ban will remain for 15 Japanese prefectures including Fukushima.
The main opposition, the Democratic Party of Korea and some civic groups remain strongly against the release.
They claimed the release will threaten future generations and is an environmental crime.
The Chinese government will announce its thoughts this afternoon at the regular briefing.
China is one of the countries that is most strongly opposed to Japan's decision saying Tokyo's decision is "selfish and irresponsible" for putting China and neighboring countries in danger of nuclear contamination.
Hong Kong announced on Tuesday it will ban Japanese seafood from today.
It's something that people in Japan fear the most as well, the impact on seafood caught off Fukushima's coast.
While 53% of the respondents in Japan think the release is appropriate according to an NHK survey this month,
in another survey done by Japan's Asahi Shimbun, 75% of the respondents said the government countermeasures against possible reputational damage aren't enough.
Japan's fisheries industry therefore was against the release from the beginning, saying it would put their livelihoods in danger.
However, TEPCO officials and the Japanese government said they will take full responsibility for the safety regarding the release and reassured them of the scientific safety of the procedure.
The European Union, last month, lifted all import restrictions on food including fish imported from Japan. The EU was previously restricting imports from 10 prefectures including Fukushima.
That's all I have for this hour. Back to you.

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2023-08-24, 14:00 (KST)

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