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JAPAN

4th nuke water release to resume despite backlash

Japan is set to start its fourth round of release of the nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, local media reported. Despite raging concerns and opposition both at home and abroad, Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that it would start discharging about 7,800 tons of the water, in a similar amount to the previous three rounds, over about 17 days. Amid chilly winds in Tokyo, residents took to the street to oppose the upcoming ocean release. They also voiced concerns over the recent leakage of contaminated water from pipes at the Fukushima plant, as well as potential safety hazards for the disaster-prone country in light of the Noto Peninsula earthquake.