Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday

An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan on Aug 22, 2023. - Kyodo via Reuters

TOKYO (AFP): Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken Fukushima power plant on Thursday (Aug 24), 12 years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.

The announcement came despite opposition from fishermen and protests by China, which has already banned food shipments from several Japanese prefectures.