Now playing Next Business "Freedom scallops": The seafood war you probably didn’t know about As Japan is locked in a scallops standoff with China and Russia, with wider political ramifications, Tokyo reassures consumers worldwide about its seafood safety and looks for new markets. Euronews Business breaks down what it is all about. 01/12/2023
Now playing Next Lifestyle Meet 100-year-old Tomoko Horino: The world's oldest beauty advisor Tomoko Horino, a centenarian, holds the title of the world's oldest beauty adviser, defying societal norms in 1960s Japan when married women were expected to stay home. 23/11/2023
Now playing Next Art Aya Takano's Fukushima-inspired art sends message of hope in Lyon Shaken by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, versatile Japanese artist Aya Takano heals her trauma with a new series of works in the form of an ode to nature, some 150 pieces exhibited at Lyon's Musée d'Art Contemporain. 28/09/2023
Now playing Next Japan Are dead fish washing up in Japan after Fukushima wastewater release? That’s what one video shared in Chinese and Korean claims. However, it's an old video filmed more than six months before Japan even started releasing the discharge into the Pacific Ocean. 06/09/2023
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Now playing Next Japan Fukushima nuclear plant starts releasing treated wastewater into sea The water release starts more than 12 years after the March 2011 nuclear meltdowns, caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami. 24/08/2023
Now playing Next Green News Fukushima: Japan greenlights water release from the nuclear plant The government says that releasing this water is safe. The International Atomic Energy Agency, UN's watchdog, has also approved the project. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next Japan Japan to start releasing radioactive wastewater from nuclear plant A massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s cooling systems, causing three of its reactors to melt and contaminate their cooling water. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Nuclear watchdog chief gives reassurance over Fukushima waste water Head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, insists plans to release treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant are safe despite international concerns 05/07/2023
Now playing Next Japan IAEA backs Japan's plan to discharge treated water from Fukushima The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday backed the Japanese government's plan to discharge treated water from the Fukushima plant into the sea 04/07/2023
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Now playing Next Living Why are locals worried about Fukushima wastewater? Nearly 12 years ago, a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear catastrophe at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant. Now, the plant operator wants to release 1.3 million tonnes of wastewater into the sea. 20/02/2023
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Now playing Next Focus Fukushima gets ready to discharge treated water into the sea IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JAPAN RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY Eleven years after the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, the region's inhabitants are preparing for a new step. 06/12/2022
Now playing Next Euronews Debates Euronews Debates: How to respond and reconstruct when disaster strikes A panel of experts discussed rebuilding after disaster, with the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident as a case study. 06/12/2022
Now playing Next no comment Activists in Seoul mark World Oceans Day South Korean environmental activists protest against Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea on World Oceans Day. 08/06/2022