STORY: S. Korean lawmakers, Japanese activists rally against nuclear wastewater dumping plan
DATELINE: July 11, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:50
LOCATION: Tokyo
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the protest
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): JU CHEOL-HYEON, South Korean National Assembly
3. various of the protest
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): YASUNARI FUJIMOTO, Peace Forum citizen's group

STORYLINE:

South Korean opposition lawmakers and fishermen, together with Japanese civic activists, held a protest rally on Monday in Tokyo.

They were here to oppose the planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, demanding that the Japanese government scrap its plans.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): JU CHEOL-HYEON, South Korea's National Assembly
"With 85 percent of the Korean people opposing the release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, we have come here with the slogan 'resolutely oppose the ocean release' on behalf of all Korean people.   
The discharge of Fukushima radioactive water goes beyond Japan's national interests and will lead to the contamination of seawater all over the world, which is an act against the world and humanity. If the wastewater, which contains more than 60 types of radionuclides, is released into the sea, the world's oceans will face serious threats."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): YASUNARI FUJIMOTO, Peace Forum citizen's group
"It is of special significance to hold a protest with South Korean lawmakers here today, stressing that the opinions of other countries along the Pacific Rim are very important, and the Japanese government must listen to the views of these countries.
(If the Japanese government arbitrarily initiates the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea,) all countries will think that Japan is a country that does not want to take responsibility for a nuclear accident. In that case, Japan will lose the trust of the world."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tokyo.
(XHTV)