SEOUL, Aug. 23, 2023 — A woman gathers to protest Japan’s decision to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 22, 2023. Despite public concerns and raging opposition from both home and abroad, the Japanese government said Tuesday it has decided to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on Thursday.
