{"id":34140,"date":"2024-08-24T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T05:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/?p=34140"},"modified":"2024-08-24T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T05:01:07","slug":"one-year-after-fukushima-water-release-pm-kishida-holds-talks-with-local-fishery-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/east-asia\/japan\/one-year-after-fukushima-water-release-pm-kishida-holds-talks-with-local-fishery-workers\/34140\/","title":{"rendered":"One year after Fukushima water release: PM Kishida holds talks with local fishery workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"00cf29b2-f006-4bda-9db7-9c3d223ca7ef\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>One year after the contentious release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday to engage in discussions with local fishery workers. The visit comes amid ongoing concerns over the environmental and economic impacts of the release, which has sparked protests both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Kishida met with representatives of the Fukushima fisheries industry in the coastal town of Soma, where he acknowledged the challenges they have faced over the past year. \u201cI am here today to listen to your concerns and to reaffirm the government\u2019s commitment to supporting the fishing industry,\u201d Kishida said in his opening remarks. \u201cWe understand the anxiety and skepticism that remain, and we are determined to work together to overcome these challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The treated water release, which began in August 2023, has been a source of significant controversy. The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have maintained that the water, treated to remove most radioactive elements, is safe for release. However, local fishery workers have expressed fears that the stigma associated with the release could further damage their livelihoods, which were already severely affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Kishida\u2019s visit is seen as an effort to mend strained relations between the government and the local fishing communities, who have long demanded greater transparency and stronger assurances about the safety of their products. The Prime Minister pledged continued financial support and additional measures to promote Fukushima\u2019s seafood both domestically and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must rebuild trust not just through words, but through concrete actions,\u201d Kishida told the fishermen. He appreciated the fishermen for their continued resilience and ensured to cooperate with them towards a future where Fukushima\u2019s waters and products are truly valued.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-1 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button class=\"rounded-lg text-token-text-secondary hover:bg-token-main-surface-secondary\" aria-label=\"Read Aloud\"><\/button><button class=\"rounded-lg text-token-text-secondary hover:bg-token-main-surface-secondary\" aria-label=\"Copy\"><br \/>\n<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his visit, Kishida met with representatives of the Fukushima fisheries industry in the coastal town of Soma, where he acknowledged the challenges they have faced over the past year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":34142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[9270,9176,268,1170,1075,337,9175],"class_list":["post-34140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-japan","tag-fukushima-daiichi","tag-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant","tag-japan","tag-pacific-ocean","tag-prime-minister-fumio-kishida","tag-tokyo","tag-tokyo-electric-power-company-tepco"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34143,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34140\/revisions\/34143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}