South Korea issues Japan fish ban amid nuclear fears
Source: Associated Press
South Korea announced today that it was banning all fish imports from along Japan's northeastern coast because of what officials called growing public worry over radioactive water leaking into the Pacific Ocean near the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
Fisheries in Fukushima prefecture are closed, and fish caught in nearby prefectures are sold on the market only after tests have shown them to be safe for consumption.
However, South Korea's ban applies a total of eight prefectures with a combined coastline of more than 430 miles, regardless of whether the fish pass safety standards or not.
The South Korean government made the move because of insufficient information from Tokyo about what steps will be taken to address the leakage of contaminated water from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, according to a statement by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
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Read more: http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/national-world/south-korea-issues-japan-fish-ban-amid-nuclear-fears/article_52b10c4e-16ce-11e3-9dce-0019bb30f31a.html
Good move, the Japanese government can't be trusted,
especially since TEPCO lied to get conservative anti-science pro-nukes elected:
Mon Jul 22, 2013,
Tepco now admits radioactive water entering the sea at Fukushima No. 1
Source: AFP-JIJI
Fisheries exec shocked by utility's flip-flop on groundwater's flow
Fukushima nuclear plant operator Tepco on Monday admitted for the first time that radioactive groundwater is flowing into the sea, fueling fears that marine life is being poisoned.
The admission came a day after voters handed the largely pro-nuclear Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and ally New Komeito — a handsome majority in the Upper House.
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Don't be fooled by the name - the "Liberal Democratic Party" is right-wing:
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党 Jiyū-Minshutō?), frequently abbreviated to LDP, Jimintō (自民党?) or Lib Dems, is a conservative[11] political party in Japan.
See also:
Reuters Special Report - The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=491979
Why Japan’s Right Turn Could Be Trouble for the U.S.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=338583
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