Japanese-related facilities in China have observed acts of harassment since Japan started releasing treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.
A stone was found to have been thrown into the grounds of a Japanese school in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Thursday, when the water discharge began.
Eggs were hurled into the compound of another Japanese school in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Friday.
The operators of the schools say neither children nor buildings were harmed in the incidents. They are stepping up security of the compounds.
Officials at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing and the Japanese Consulates-General in China say they have been receiving many calls of protest and nuisance.
Embassy officials say they increased the number of security staff to prepare for unpredictable situations. They say Chinese security authorities also boosted personnel being deployed around the embassy.
The officials say they will monitor developments before deciding whether to go ahead with events where they invite ordinary people into the embassy.
Some posts on the Chinese social media platform Weibo are urging consumers to avoid using Japanese cosmetics. But they cite no convincing reasons why people should do so.
A person posted a list of cosmetics-related Japanese firms that have brands the individual appears to believe are radioactive.
Some Japanese cosmetics firms are responding on their websites for the Chinese market. They say the products they sell in China have no safety problems as they have met various standards.
The Chinese government suspended all imports of Japanese seafood last week after Japan started the discharge of what Chinese state-run media called "nuclear-contaminated water."
The Fukushima Daiichi plant suffered a triple meltdown in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Water used to cool molten fuel at the plant has been mixing with rain and groundwater.
The accumulated water is treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium. Before releasing the treated water into the sea, the plant's operator dilutes it to reduce tritium levels to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's guidelines for drinking water.
A stone was found to have been thrown into the grounds of a Japanese school in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on Thursday, when the water discharge began.
Eggs were hurled into the compound of another Japanese school in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Friday.
The operators of the schools say neither children nor buildings were harmed in the incidents. They are stepping up security of the compounds.
Officials at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing and the Japanese Consulates-General in China say they have been receiving many calls of protest and nuisance.
Embassy officials say they increased the number of security staff to prepare for unpredictable situations. They say Chinese security authorities also boosted personnel being deployed around the embassy.
The officials say they will monitor developments before deciding whether to go ahead with events where they invite ordinary people into the embassy.
Some posts on the Chinese social media platform Weibo are urging consumers to avoid using Japanese cosmetics. But they cite no convincing reasons why people should do so.
A person posted a list of cosmetics-related Japanese firms that have brands the individual appears to believe are radioactive.
Some Japanese cosmetics firms are responding on their websites for the Chinese market. They say the products they sell in China have no safety problems as they have met various standards.
The Chinese government suspended all imports of Japanese seafood last week after Japan started the discharge of what Chinese state-run media called "nuclear-contaminated water."
The Fukushima Daiichi plant suffered a triple meltdown in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Water used to cool molten fuel at the plant has been mixing with rain and groundwater.
The accumulated water is treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium. Before releasing the treated water into the sea, the plant's operator dilutes it to reduce tritium levels to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's guidelines for drinking water.
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Japanese facilities in China have experienced harassment incidents since Japan started releasing treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Instances include a stone being thrown at a Japanese school in Qingdao and eggs hurled at another in Suzhou.
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230828_02/
Date: Aug. 28, 2023
Created: 2023/08/28 07:06
Updated: 2025/12/09 00:32
Last Read: 2023/08/28 17:35