Protest continues against Japan's further discharge of nuke-contaminated water

Joonil Lee, administrative director of the Federation of Korean Residents in Japan for Democratic Reunification of Korea, is very concerned about the release of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean.

"Even if there are no health issues right now, consuming fish and other marine life may lead to significant accumulation of radioactive substances after the ocean discharge. As time goes on, this will increase the future risk of cancer and affect children, which is a very serious issue," Lee said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Japan's discharge of the so-called ALPS treated water is in line with international safety standards, but Lee said he does not trust the IAEA much because they basically use Japan's investigation results without doing their own independent investigations.

In his opinion, the reason why the Japanese government does not stop this is probably because they do not want to shut down the nuclear power plants, and they want to protect their interests related to nuclear power generation.