South Korean lawmakers attend protest in Fukushima against nuclear plant's water release

(27 Aug 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Iwaki, Japan - 27 August 2023 1. South Korean lawmakers Kang Eun-mi, from the Justice Party (left), Woo Wonshik, from the Democratic Party (second from left), and Yang Jung-suk, from the Democratic Party (second from right) at protest 2. Various of protesters with banners and placards 3. Wide of lawmakers addressing protesters, UPSOUND (Korean) Kang Eun-mi, South Korean Justice Party lawmaker: “If we neglect the sea -- our lifeline -- the sea will neglect us.” 4. Lawmakers holding placards, zoom in to Yang Yi-wonyoung, from the Democratic Party 5. Close of Kang as lawmakers take selfie 6. Wide of lawmakers addressing protesters, UPSOUND (Korean) Kang Eun-mi, South Korean Justice Party lawmaker: “It is our duty to protect the sea” 7. Protesters listening 8. Wide of lawmakers addressing protesters, UPSOUND (Korean) Woo Wonshik, South Korean Democratic Party lawmaker: "This protest isn't an ‘anti-Japanese’ movement.” 9. Protest banners flapping in wind 10. Wide of lawmakers addressing protesters, UPSOUND (Korean) Woo Wonshik, South Korean Democratic Party lawmaker: “It's a fight for justice and the future, and a fight to protect the ocean.” 11. Various of protesters holding banners and placards STORYLINE: South Korean lawmakers attended a protest in Fukushima prefecture on Sunday against the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the region's crippled nuclear plant into the ocean. The plant, which was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, began sending the treated water into the Pacific on Thursday despite protests at home and in nearby countries that are adding political and diplomatic pressures to the economic worries. The international demonstrations have called on Japan to store radioactive water in tanks instead of releasing it into the Pacific Ocean. "This protest isn't an ‘anti-Japanese’ movement,” Woo Won-shik, from South Korea's Democratic Party, told the protesters. “This is a fight for justice and the future, and a fight to protect the ocean.” AP video shot by Syawalludin Zain =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...