Home > Overseas MULTIMEDIA South Korean environmental activists oppose Fukushima water release Jung Yeon-je, AFP Posted at Apr 13 2021 06:18 PM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber South Korean environmental activists wearing protective clothing and a mask (R) of Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hold pictures of fishes with radioactivity warning signs during a protest against Japan's decision to release Fukushima wastewater, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. The Japanese government approved a plan to release over a million tons of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, saying it is safe because the water has been processed to remove almost all radioactive elements and will be diluted. Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM Japan's neighbors react strongly to Fukushima water release decision Read More: South Korea Yoshihide Suga Japan Fukushima nuclear disaster radioactivity Fukushima protest multimedia multimedia photos