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Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has reiterated its opposition to Japan’s decision to release nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean, after Tokyo’s new leader said the discharge could wait no longer. … Read More >Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

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IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

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Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Japan in December to look into Tokyo’s plan to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, the sides agreed on Thursday. … Read More >IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review plan for release of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean

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Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

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The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of more than one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean. … Read More >Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

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Missing: What happened to the truck carrying deadly radioactive material? (full show)

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A truck carrying nuclear material from Ohio to Michigan disappeared for over two weeks before it was found. Where was it? What happened? How often does this happen? And how unsafe are we? Rick Sanchez and RT Correspondent John Huddy take a deep dive into these questions. … Read More >Missing: What happened to the truck carrying deadly radioactive material? (full show)

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Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘whitewashing’ plans to dump nuclear wastewater into sea as Japan reportedly blows $18mn on PR op

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Beijing has hit out at Tokyo once again over its plans to dump more than a million tons of nuclear wastewater into the ocean, claiming Japan is now trying, unsuccessfully, to “whitewash” its controversial project. … Read More >Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘whitewashing’ plans to dump nuclear wastewater into sea as Japan reportedly blows $18mn on PR op

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Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water

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Two South Korean fisheries associations have filed a lawsuit, demanding the Japanese government’s compensation over its plan to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. … Read More >Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water

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‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has hit out at Tokyo once again as Japan refuses to respond to international criticism over its plans to dump supposedly treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the sea. … Read More >‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row