report by the iaea on the plan to discharge the treated water from the fukushima nuclear power plant. ever since, from the fukushima nuclear power plant. eversince, i from the fukushima nuclear power plant. ever since, i have been continuing my efforts in this regard, including in particular by visiting fukushima, where a number of important things happened. the first, i would say, was for me the opportunity to meet with 11 mayors of the region, of the prefecture there, near the plant. the chamber of commerce, the fishermen association and other local actors and people from the area. i felt that my direct contact with them was indispensable, was something i was keen on doing in order to do what i am doing with you here, but of course, with the added, i would say, ingredient of this being in contact with the people at the first lines of impact of whatever we do there. what happened in march 2011 there and the subsequent actions that have been taken by the japanese government f
fu kushima or south korea. earlier today fukushima or south korea. earlier today the south korean government said it plans to release the water were safe and ok so they gave their own endorsement, but speaking to the fishing community for example in fukushima you hear the fishermen who say we ve been dealt a great blow in 2011 when the nuclear disaster happened because of reputational damage and since then they really haven t been able to fully recover. that stigmata still attached to fukushima fish and just as they are about to get on their feet to make these sales, to be on the market again, they say the release of this water is going to yet again because reputational damage. one fishermen body told me that other prefectures are preventing them from taking the sea close to the provincial waters which means they are restricted to fukushima so they are already feeling the effect of that reaction and as you mentioned in south korea people are panic buying salt, therapy