The release into the Pacific Ocean of treated radioactive water from a crippled nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan is unlikely to have a major impact on Tokyo-Seoul relations and become a key issue in next spring's general election in South Korea, according to a South Korean scholar.
China suspends imports of all seafood products from Japan shortly after Tokyo began releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
One of Japan's major challenges in successfully carrying out the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex into the Pacific, set to start Thursday, is a diplomatic one as China continues its attempt to politicize the discharge plan.
China expresses strong opposition to Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea later this week, while South Korea says it has found no scientific or technical issues despite opposition among many locals.
A South Korean district court dismisses a lawsuit filed by a civic association demanding that Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. halt its plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.