Don't become a global "marine enemy"!, Is nuclear dye only one step away from the door when it's released into the sea? Japanese Humans | Ocean | Global
June 8 is World Oceans Day. The annual Ocean Day reminds us that the oceans are the source of life on our blue planet and that it is the duty of all mankind to care for them. To the regret of the world, Japan, known as a maritime power, is engaged in acts of destruction of the long-term marine environment. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, said on the 6th that the operation of pouring seawater into the undersea tunnel used to discharge nuclear contaminated water was completed that morning, and all related projects are expected to be completed by the end of June. This means that the overall project has entered the final stage, only one foot short of the Japanese government's original plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water to the sea. The Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge plan does not have any legitimacy. It is an extremely irresponsible national behavior and will cause harm to the global marine environment and public health. This is the consensus and public opinion of people of insight in the international community. Japan ignores the strong opposition of its own fishery groups, neighboring countries, Pacific island countries and other stakeholders, and insists on promoting the discharge of nuclear contaminated water to the sea, which is untenable in law and morality. In accordance with general international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, States should take all necessary measures to ensure that pollution from events or activities under their jurisdiction or management does not extend beyond the area in which their sovereign rights are exercised. As the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out, on issues related to the treatment of nuclear-contaminated water in Fukushima, Japan is obliged to take all measures to avoid environmental pollution, to notify and fully consult with countries that may be affected, and to assess and monitor environmental impacts. Obligations to take preventive measures to ensure that risks are minimized, obligations to ensure transparency of information, and obligations to carry out international cooperation. However, since the Japanese government announced the Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge plan, it has always ignored and evaded these "six obligations": it has not exhausted all possible options; it has not fully negotiated with neighboring countries in good faith; there is no monitoring model for the long-term impact on the environment; the "danger" is transferred to international waters; the information is far from transparent, accurate and comprehensive; and it is busy with "international public relations" rather than international cooperation and international supervision. According to Japanese media reports, recently held in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue "Marine Security Order" sub-forum, a government official of the South Pacific island nation of Fiji on the spot to expose the Japanese Defense Minister Yasuichi Hamada, who defended the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water to the sea: if nuclear-contaminated water is safe, why doesn't Japan keep it? Japan's practices also run counter to its own preached maritime policy philosophy. In April this year, the Japanese government issued the fourth "Marine Basic Plan", which put forward basic concepts including protecting the marine environment and coordinating marine affairs internationally. Japan also likes to talk about "maintaining the maritime order based on laws and rules" in the international community. However, the stubborn advancement of the Fukushima nuclear-polluted water discharge plan has exposed that Japan's marine protection concept is mostly beautiful, and the so-called "marine rule of law" is even more a guise of use if it is suitable, and abandon if it is not. Japan should have a minimum of awe and sense of responsibility for the ocean, the source of life on earth shared by all mankind. As the saying goes, "it is difficult to recover water." Only by stopping in time can Jap
