power plant says it s been given the green light to release treated, but contaminated water into the ocean. more than a million tonnes of treated waste water has accumulated there since the 2011 tsunami which severely damaged the plant. the operator tepco said it had received the safety certification from japan s nuclear regulator and that all preconditions for its release had been met. speaking in tokyo, the head of the un s nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi, said he was extremely confident in his agency s assessment of japan s proposal. what exactly could it all mean? 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has more from tokyo. the public sentiment here in the country and across the region, especially in south korea and china, is one of anxiety and anger. earlier today, japan s nuclear regulator gave tepco, the company that runs the power plant, the go ahead
into the pacfic 0cean. the plans have provoked sharp criticism from neighbouring countries including china. the director general of the international atomic energy agency is visiting japan and says he believes releasing the water will have little impact. final approval from japan s national nuclear agency is still pending. the un s rafael grossi had this to say in tokyo a little earlier. the plan as it has been proposed and devised is in conformity with the agreed international standards. and its application, if the government decides to proceed with it, would have negligible impact on the environment, meaning the water, fish and sediment. 0ur tokyo correspondent shaiima khalil gave us this update. around the world and across the uk,
that is currently going through the country s parliament. the world s third largest economy currently has the lowest consent age among the g7 countries. the reforms of japan s sexual assault laws comes after several rape acquittals in 2019 caused public outrage. 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has been speaking to the women challenging the stigma and a warning, her report includes a description of sexual assault which you may find distressing. a small gathering with huge significance, where flowers have become a symbol of defiance against silence. for four years, sexual violence survivors have gathered every month in the central tokyo spot to share their stories. what s now known as the flower demo has become a national movement after a series of high profile rape acquittals in 2019.
man caught up with her and stabbed her. a distress call was made to the police for 30 local time and the police for 30 local time and the police were quickly on the scene and we understand from nhk that the man was armed with a gun and a knife and he was dressed in army fatigues wearing a mask and sunglasses and he shot through the windows of the police car before running and barricading himself. we know that the woman and police officers were rushed to hospital and they are now dead. 0ne rushed to hospital and they are now dead. one other injured man, and we do not have any more details about him but we understand he is close to where the perpetrator is. we heard from residents in the neighbourhood, this happened in the centraljapan region, west of tokyo, and the neighbours seems to be shocked at what happened and they said this is
it is not clear what will happen around bakhmut and a broaderfront actually matters more than this particular city which is now completely in ruins and has become a symbol for both sides more than anything else. symbol for both sides more than anything else- symbol for both sides more than anything else. now we are going to no to anything else. now we are going to go to japan- a man armed with a gun and a knife has killed three people, including two police officers, in centraljapan. police have surrounded a building in nagano city in the nagano prefecture where the attacker is believed to be holed up. 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil sent us this update on the developing situation. the man is barricaded into a building surrounded by security personnel who have formed a 300 metre exclusion zone around him and that locals have been told not to leave their homes. we heard from an eye speaking to the japanese broadcaster nhk who said he saw a woman running towards the field shouti