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G20 ends summit, with Japan explaining safety of Fukushima release - The Japan Times

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G20 ends summit, with Japan explaining safety of Fukushima release - The Japan Times

The Group of 20 leaders wrapped up their two-day summit on Sunday, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida striving to secure the understanding of other countries over his country's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

The G20 summit came amid deepening divisions among member nations over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which has disrupted energy and food security worldwide and destabilized global economic conditions.

There had been concern that the G20 leaders would fail to finalize a declaration during the summit, but they managed to adopt it on Saturday by agreeing to avoid condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine, diplomatic sources said.

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