Japan PM eats Fukushima seafood with ministers to dispel concerns

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and several ministers ate seafood sourced from the sea off Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday, against the backdrop of the ongoing controversy over Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the compromised nuclear power plant into the ocean. The lunch meeting was apparently aimed at dispelling concerns about the possible negative impact of the discharged water on human health and the reputational damage to fishery products from the areas around the northeastern Japan prefecture. Following the gathering at the prime minister's office, Economy, Trade and Indus...