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Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it's safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged

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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began las…

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  1. The Republic

    Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it's safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged (opens The Republic)

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    TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began las…

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    TOKYO >> Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began last we…

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it's safe after nuclear wastewater is discharged into ocean (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The release of the treated wastewater into the ocean, which began Thursday and is expected to continue for decades, has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and by neighboring countries.

  4. Fox News

    Japanese prime minister eats fish from radioactive wastewater dump to demonstrate safety (opens Fox News)

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    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is working to raise confidence in food caught and sourced from the Fukushima region in an effort to prevent a drop-off in sales.

  5. New York Post

    ‘The Simpsons’ predicted Japanese prime minister eating radioactive Fukushima fish, fans say (opens New York Post)

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    Japan’s Prime Minister has eaten fish from the ocean off the Fukushima coast to dispel safety concerns amid an escalating row over the release of radioactive water — sparking comparisons with The S…

  6. The Daily Caller

    Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Eats Fish From Sea With Treated Nuclear Wastewater To Try To Prove It’s Safe (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lunched on seafood from seawater where treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater was discharged.

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