Businesses & public facilities in Japan continued to receive harassment calls from numbers with the +86 Chinese country code, with many complaining about the Fukushima water release.
China has termed move 'selfish', while North Korea called it crime against humanity & Hong Kong said release of treated radioactive water into Pacific Ocean risks food safety.
Discharge of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant into Pacific Ocean sparked protests within Japan & neighbouring nations while prompting China to ban aquatic product imports from Japan.
The plan, approved 2 years ago by the Japanese government, has faced criticism from local fishing groups, who fear reputational damage and a threat to their livelihood.
The release will most likely come shortly after Japan PM Fumio Kishida meets with US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in the United States next week.
After two-year review, IAEA said Japan’s plans were consistent with global safety standards and have 'negligible radiological impact to people and the environment'.
Japan plans to release 1.3 trillion tonnes of water used to cool the fuel rods of the Fukushima plant damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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