TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Asahi Shimbun reported that the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced a leak of 5.5 tons of contaminated water from a purification system within the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on February 7. According to the report, at around 8:55 a.m. on the same day, a worker discovered the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Wednesday lambasted Japan over the third phase of its treated wastewater discharge from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The third phase of the discharge kicked off last Thursday and is scheduled to continue through Nov. 20, according to Japanese media reports, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The oceans minister has reassured that South Korea’s seafood is safe to consume despite concerns about the discharge of contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant. “My conviction that our oceans and seafood are entirely safe remains unwavering,” Oceans Minister Cho Seung-hwan said during a meeting with reporters [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government intends to allocate funding of 3 trillion won over the next six years to address Japan’s release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. According to data from the National Assembly’s Budget Policy Office concerning the government’s response to the discharge of contaminated water [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A dispute has arisen over a report commissioned by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), which underscores the necessity of prolonged tracking of Fukushima wastewater. The report, titled “The Impact of Wastewater Containing Radioactive Material on Humans,” was revealed through the government policy research management system ‘PRISM’ on [...]
TOKYO, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan began the second phase of the discharge of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, after the first phase was carried out within the established safety limits between Aug. 24 and Sept. 11. The second phase of the discharge kicked [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea dispatched a team of experts to Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant Tuesday as part of regular visits to monitor the release of contaminated water into the ocean, according to an official. “This visit marks the first onsite activity since the first round of water release concluded on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will strengthen emergency seawater radiation tests by adding more coastal spots to ease public concerns about Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Seoul’s oceans minister has said. In July, South Korea began emergency radiation tests on samples from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has received no requests from Tokyo to expand imports of Japanese seafood and plans to maintain the import ban as is, officials said Wednesday, denying a news report that Japan is trying to increase seafood exports to South Korea. Vice Oceans Minister Park Sung-hoon made the remark [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Japanese government is beefing up PR activities, including the allocation of several billion won in funding, to strengthen its claims to sovereignty over disputed territories with neighboring countries, including Dokdo. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday that the Japanese government has allocated a budget of about 300 million yen [...]