South Korean activists protest against Fukushima water discharge

South Korean activists take part in a protest against Japan's plan to release treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, in central Seoul, South Korea, August 12, 2023. The signs read "Nuclear power plant is the problem". REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of South Korean activists gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to protest against Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

Japan's Asahi Shimbun daily reported earlier this week that the country plans to start releasing the water into the ocean as early as late August, citing unidentified government sources.