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‘The sea is not just for the Japanese’: South Koreans rip flag in Fukushima protest - South China Morning Post

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South Koreans rip Japan flag in protest against Fukushima water discharge: ‘the sea is not just for the Japanese’ | South China Morning Post

Protestors from activist groups objecting to radioactive water discharge from Fukushima, rip Japan’s flag. Photo: EPA-EFE

South Koreans rip Japan flag in protest against Fukushima water discharge: ‘the sea is not just for the Japanese’

- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Seoul following reports this week that Japan plans to start releasing the water into the ocean as early as late August
- ‘If it is discarded, radioactive substances contained in the contaminated water will eventually destroy the marine ecosystem,’ protest organisers said

Protestors from activist groups objecting to radioactive water discharge from Fukushima, rip Japan’s flag. Photo: EPA-EFE