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Damage from Fukushima Disaster Continues to Mount

Over twelve years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, yet the human toll and financial burdens continue to grow.

Asia-Pacific Nations Oppose Fukushima Wastewater Dumping

The government remains on track to dump treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in spite of fierce foreign and domestic criticism.

Ghost of Fukushima Haunts Taiwan’s Nuclear Debate

Although more than ten years have passed, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster still haunts Taiwan’s debate on activating nuclear power plants.

Taiwan Ambassador Squeezed Over Fukushima Wastewater Comments

Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to Japan has been called a “traitor” back home after making controversial comments about the planned release of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima plant.

Misdirection in the Fukushima Water Debate

Despite the enormous amount that has been written about the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the media coverage of the issue of dumping treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean reveals that very little has actually been learned.

Taiwanese Groups Protest Proposed Fukushima Water Dumping

Taiwanese environmental groups demonstrated in front of their Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Taipei to protest against a proposed plan by the Japanese government to dump 1.2 million tons of wastewater from the 2011 Fukushima disaster into the Pacific Ocean.

Greenpeace Claims Human DNA at Risk in Fukushima Water Dumping

Greenpeace has sounded an alarm over the Suga government’s plan to release stored water from the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, releasing a new report warning about the presence of carbon-14, which the group says “has the potential to damage human DNA.”

Dumping Fukushima Water into the Pacific Ocean

Nearly a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the government has decided to release more than one million tons of treated radioactive water, currently being stored at the nuclear plant, into the Pacific Ocean, despite fierce opposition from fishermen and some environmentalists.