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Japan: Sushi from Fukushima

S3 · E2 · 09 Jan 2024 · 11 min

In an unusual video somewhere between a teleshopping ad and a political broadcast, the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tucks in to seafood sourced from waters close the Fukushima power plant. Japan assures its citizens and the world that, after the nuclear disaster, fish caught in the area is safe. But many countries remain unconvinced…