Japan Nuclear Wastewater Release Aftermath: Japanese Citizens in China Asked to Lie Low, Coalition Leader's Visit Postponed

Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater release is negatively affecting Japanese citizens in China as well.

Officials said that Japanese residents who are living in China need to lie low as tensions between China and Japan intensify because of the radioactive water release.

Japanese Citizens in China Asked to Lie Low

(Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) A person holds a placard reading "Stop the nuclear wastewater terrorism!" as people take part in a rally in Seoul on August 26, 2023, to protest against Japan's discharge of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

According to the Japan Times' latest report, the Japanese government is urging Japanese nationals in China to keep a low profile.

Even talking loudly in public is not recommended by officials. Their warning came after Beijing criticized Tokyo for releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

On Thursday, Aug. 24, Japan began its controversial nuclear wastewater release into the Pacific Ocean.

Before it happened, the Chinese government warned Japan's decision to release the water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Beijing said that this plan was selfish since the radioactive wastewater could harm the environment, as well as human health.

Since it is clear that the Chinese government is against the release of the Fukushima nuclear wastewater, Japanese officials said that citizens need to pay close attention to the surroundings of the embassy if they want to visit the country.

Japan's Embassy in South Korea also provided a warning to Japanese residents, saying that they must behave cautiously and avoid unnecessary trouble.

Head of Japan Coalition Partner Canceled His China Visit

(Photo: Ng Han Guan-Pool/Getty Images) New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi (L) of Japan shakes hands with Chinese Communist Party Secretary-General Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on January 25, 2013, in Beijing, China, Yamaguchi said today that he believed Japan's dispute with China over a group of uninhabited islands could be resolved.

Reuters reported that Natsuo Yamaguchi, the head of Japan's Komeito party, decided to cancel his visit to China.

The Japan coalition partner was supposed to visit China on Aug. 28. He was expected to stay in the country until Aug. 30.

Yamaguchi was planning to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Aside from this, he was also supposed to give a personal letter from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

However, because of the tensions between China and Japan, Natsuo decided to postpone his trip.

He decided to do this after Chinese officials said that the timing of his visit was not appropriate considering the current relationship situation between the two Asian nations.

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