Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama criticized the forced discharge of nuclear contaminated water: neither abiding by the agreement nor apologizing
Social media screenshot of former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
According to Japanese media "DAILY" on the 23rd, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recently updated social media, criticizing the government's measures to discharge nuclear contaminated water on the 24th, pointing out the fact that the Japanese government has not complied with the agreement and has not apologized.
Yukio Hatoyama mentioned in his article that "the government has neither kept the agreement nor apologized to fishermen, breaking the agreement without authorization and forcibly discharging nuclear contaminated water." He also believes that even calling nuclear contaminated water "treated water" cannot change anything. "I don't understand why the government doesn't use tritium removal technology."
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In 2015, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company reached an agreement with the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Collaborative Association that "the government will not treat nuclear contaminated water without obtaining the understanding of relevant personnel." In addition, the Japanese government has repeatedly claimed that the name of nuclear contaminated water is "treated water," attempting to demonstrate the low concentration of nuclear contaminated water pollution and gain international recognition. But this title has been firmly opposed by some Japanese citizen groups, foreign political parties, and international organizations.