thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

During bilateral talks in Busan, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa called a South Korean court ruling in favor of a group of former "comfort women" seeking compensation from Tokyo “extremely regrettable” and urged Seoul to address the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/26/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-china-foreign-ministers-bilateral-talks/?utm_content=buffera1551&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #yokokamikawa #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #comfortwomen #wwii

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Saturday as Tokyo and Beijing continue to wrangle over China’s ban on seafood imports from Japan after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/25/japan/politics/japan-china-yoko-kamikawa-wang-yi/?utm_content=buffer69bb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #yokokamikawa #wangyi #fukushima #radioactivewater #southkorea #senkakus

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

The third round of discharging treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea has concluded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/20/japan/fukushima-radioactive-water-third-release/?utm_content=bufferdbadf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

China's imports of fish and shellfish from Japan in October dropped 99% from a year earlier to just $332,000. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/19/japan/politics/china-imports-down-october/?utm_content=bufferd8c26&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #fishing #trade

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, plagued by slumping public support rates for his Cabinet, highlighted the diplomatic achievements he made during his visit to San Francisco. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/19/japan/kishida-focuses-on-diplomacy/?utm_content=buffer7fd7d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fumiokishida #apec #chinajapanrelations #trade #radioactivewater #fukushimano1 #joebiden #usjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that China had agreed to expert-level talks aimed at addressing its ban on Japanese seafood following the release of Fukushima wastewater. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/18/japan/politics/japan-china-kishida-xi-fukushima/?utm_content=buffer37afc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #xijinping #china #chinajapanrelations #trade #radioactivewater #fukushima

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Leaders of Pacific island nations expressed strong concerns over the release of treated radioactive water from Japan's wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean during a regional summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/11/japan/politics/japan-pacific-island-nations-fukushima-water-release/?utm_content=buffer35ce0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #cookislands #pacificislands #fukushima #radioactivewater #china

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business

Shiseido slashed its full-year profit forecast on slower demand from Chinese consumers following the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/10/shiseido-profit-plunge/?utm_content=bufferee87a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #shiseido #china #fukushimano1 #chinajapanrelations #radioactivewater #311

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business

Japan's marine product exports to China plunged 90.8% from a year earlier to ¥800 million in September, after Beijing began a blanket import ban on Japanese seafood over the discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea, government data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/08/marine-products-exports-china/?utm_content=buffer84513&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #fish #trade #china #hongkong #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japan again emphasized the safety of the ongoing release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, during a meeting of environment ministers involving China and South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/04/japan/politics/china-japan-south-korea-trilateral-fukushima-water/?utm_content=buffer791a7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #southkorea #fukushima #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy #oceans #china

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japan has begun releasing a third batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as tensions persist among neighboring countries that are opposed to the move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/02/japan/society/third-fukushima-treated-water/?utm_content=buffer1720a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #iaea #nuclearenergy #311 #oceans

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

The United States has for the first time begun buying seafood from Japan to supply its military there, a response to China's ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/30/japan/us-military-japanese-seafood-purchase/?utm_content=bufferdf251&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #usjapanrelations #rahmemanuel #fukushimano1 #fish #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Sea cucumbers from Aomori Prefecture have lost their market since China imposed a ban on all seafood from Japan following the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/30/japan/society/aomori-sea-cucumber/?utm_content=buffer2d8df&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #aomori #fishing #china #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea is "progressing as planned and without any technical concerns," the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/28/japan/science-health/fukushima-water-release-iaea/?utm_content=buffer8d2a2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #iaea #nuclearenergy #311 #pollution #oceans #environment

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

The International Atomic Energy Agency has begun its first safety review on the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No, 1 nuclear plant into the sea since it began in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/24/japan/fukushima-iaea-safety-review/?utm_content=buffer6989b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #iaea

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors took samples from a fish market near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following the release of treated wastewater from the wrecked facility in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/japan/iaea-fukushima-water-inspection/?utm_content=buffer37064&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #iaea #fish

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Russia said Monday it was suspending all Japanese seafood imports, mirroring a recent move by China over Tokyo's release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/16/japan/politics/russia-japan-seafood-import-ban/?utm_content=buffer43637&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #russiajapanrelations #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Chinese scientists will this month take part in extensive sampling of Fukushima Prefecture's coastal waters for the first time since the release of treated wastewater from a stricken nuclear plant began. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/chinese-scientists-fukushima-water/?utm_content=buffer9df36&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #china #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japanese people’s views of China were the most negative since 2014 in a survey conducted by think tank Genron NPO in August and September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/society/china-japan-opinion-polls/?utm_content=buffere5237&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #china #surveys #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

With China's seafood ban still in effect, Japan is stepping up promotion in Europe for scallops and other Japanese fishery products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/09/japan/japan-promote-scallops-europe/?utm_content=buffer68e16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #europe #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #china #fish #seafood

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that the tritium concentration in the second batch of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was far below the country's operational limit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/japan/iaea-fukushima-water-tritium/?utm_content=buffer6e00d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #fukushima #radioactivewater #iaea

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Japan is set to begin releasing a second batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Thursday, as tensions with neighboring countries over the move continue to fester. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/05/japan/fukushima-water-second-round/?utm_content=buffer2b5da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #china #fukushima #oceans #environment #chinajapanrelations #nuclearenergy #311

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, an exercise that angered China and others when it began in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/29/japan/fukushima-radiocative-water-second-release/?utm_content=bufferb235f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #china

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has taken fresh aim at China over coercing its neighbors, posting pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite Beijing's seafood ban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/japan/politics/rahm-emanuel-china-social-media-speech/?utm_content=buffer2d352&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #china #rahmemanuel #usjapanrelations #fukushima #radioactivewater #lishangfu #pla

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

The leader of Solomon Islands, who has developed close ties with China, has joined Beijing in denouncing Japan's release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/23/japan/politics/solomon-islands-japan-fukushima-wastewater/?utm_content=bufferd92e3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #solomonislands #fukushima #manassehsogavare #china #un #radioactivewater #fukushimano1