Arrests have been made as protests break out.
The move has angered nations and communities around the region, with more than a million tonnes of contaminated water set to be released into the Pacific Ocean over the next three decades.
A photographer on the scene said they witnessed police officers physically carrying and dragging protestors from the building and bundling them onto a bus.capital said the protestors were arrested on charges of trespassing, accusing them of trying to break into the embassy.supports HTML5 videoThe Japanese embassy had advised its citizens on Tuesday not to approach Fukushima-related rallies in front of the embassy building, so as to ‘avoid getting into unnecessary trouble’.
Korean environmental activist Park Jong-Kwon said: ‘I’m furious about [Japan’s] sudden announcement, and it’s baffling. I’m even more angry about our president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been silent about this.’ An activist protests against Japan’s plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant outside the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea
‘Residents will feel a bit panicked, because when nuclear wastewater is discharged into the ocean, you know that seawater doesn’t just stay still. it keeps flowing continuously,’ said Elaine Cheung, 64. ‘So, it will flow to the Atlantic and the Pacific. A photographer on the scene said they witnessed police officers physically carrying and dragging protestors from the building and bundling them onto a bus
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