TOKYO (AFP): Japan's prime minister ate what he called 'safe and delicious' fish from Fukushima on Wednesday (Aug 30), days after wastewater was released from the area's crippled nuclear plant into the Pacific.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats seafood from Fukushima Prefecture at a luncheon meeting, in Tokyo, on Aug 30. - AFP
"This is very good," Kishida said as he chewed on a slice of flounder sashimi, calling on viewers to enjoy"safe and delicious" Japanese seafood to support the northeastern region. Even before the wastewater release, many in Japan's fishing industry were worried about what it would do to the reputation of the country's seafood domestically and abroad.
Kishida was expected to visit Tokyo's main Toyosu fish market on Thursday to sample more Fukushima fish.
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