Japan toxic water dump sparks protests

SEOUL - Thousands of South Koreans including fishers, activists,and politicians continued a weekend rally in central Seoul on Saturday to protest against Japan's dumping of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean.

The participants shouted slogans such as "Prohibit import of all Japanese aquatic products", and called on the South Korean government to file a lawsuit with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea against the Japanese government.

"Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water is just like trash," Lee Seo-yoon, a mother of three, said during the rally, adding that Japan regards the ocean as a large, cheap rubbish bag.