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Fishermen sort a catch of Japanese icefish at Ukedo fishing port in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Japanese fishermen have long been opposed to the plan to release the treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Photo: Bloomberg

As activists slam IAEA’s approval of Fukushima water dump, others say criticism is ‘Japan bashing’

- The IAEA endorsement is ‘ridiculous’ as the agency cannot be considered an independent arbiter given its role to ‘advance nuclear power’, one activist says
- Some social media commentators in Japan dismissed the criticism, saying the issue had become an opportunity to engage in ‘Japan bashing’

Fishermen sort a catch of Japanese icefish at Ukedo fishing port in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Japanese fishermen have long been opposed to the plan to release the treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Photo: Bloomberg