Japan to get crucial UN verdict for Fukushima water release
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan is set to receive a final report from a UN watchdog on Tuesday that is widely expected to approve a plan for the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant to release radioactive water into the ocean over the next 30 to 40 years. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi begins a four-day visit to […]
Fukushima water release stokes fresh fears for fisherman
Shinchimachi, Japan Reuters A chilly dawn paints the sky magenta and purple as Japanese fisherman Haruo Ono unloads his catch of flounder, crab and sea bass from his boat at the small port of Shinchimachi. A third-generation fisherman, Ono, 71, has been putting to sea for half a century from Shinchimachi, 55 kilometres north of […]