Fukushima plan sparks outrage in Japan

TOKYO — Japanese residents on Thursday held a rally in Tokyo to protest against the government's plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, two years after the decision was announced.

Ignoring opposition both at home and abroad, the Japanese government decided on April 13, 2021, to release millions of metric tons of nuclear-contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.

Carrying signs such as "Do not let nuclear-tainted water pollute the sea" and "Do not spill poison into the sea", about 120 protesters rallied in front of the lower house of the Diet.