People in multiple parts of Japan hold rallies to protest against the government's forced start of nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea
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On August 24th local time, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan started discharging contaminated water into the sea. The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company ignored opposition from all parties and insisted on pushing for sea discharge, which continued to cause protests.
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Fukushima residents gather again to express strong protest
CCTV reporter He Xinlei: On the 24th, in many parts of Fukushima, Japan, people spontaneously held protest rallies to oppose the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea. Protesters say that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea completely disregards public opinion and they will oppose it to the end.
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Protester: After nuclear contaminated water is discharged into the sea, people's lives will be affected and their health will be damaged. I firmly oppose this kind of thing and will continue to protest in the future.
Protester: It is absolutely unacceptable to spread the radioactive material generated by the Japanese nuclear accident into the oceans of the world. I think this is damage to the environment.
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Japanese people hold protest rallies in front of TEPCO headquarters
CCTV reporter Li Weibing: The building behind me is the headquarters building of Tokyo Electric Power Company. This morning, hundreds of people from various parts of Japan held a rally in front of Tokyo Electric Power Company, displaying slogans such as "Do not discharge radioactive contaminated water into the ocean" and "Do not pollute the ocean", opposing the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea.
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Protester: It is absolutely not allowed to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the oceans of nature.
Protester: Nuclear contaminated water will not only have a serious impact on Japan, but also on people in other countries. The Japanese government and TEPCO are responsible for the nuclear accident and forced discharge into the sea despite strong opposition from all parties, which is a very serious problem. More and more people will voice their opposition.
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