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9th April 2021
11:54am BST

Suga met with Hiroshi Kishi, president of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, earlier this week. According to the Japan Times, Kishi reiterated the opposition of the country's fishing industry to potential plans to release the water back into the sea.
Kishi later quoted the prime minister as saying that experts have recommended that the release of the water into the sea is "the most realistic method that can be implemented".
The Japanese government has vowed to make a formal decision on its intentions as soon as possible, with reports claiming a cabinet meeting could be held as soon as next Tuesday. Should they decide to release the water into the Pacific, it will take two years of preparation.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc, current operators of the Fukushima site, say they expect to run out of tank storage capacity for the water by autumn of next year.Explore more on these topics: