The Korean government learns about the possibility of bringing Japan to international court because deciding to discharge wastewater from Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean
South Korean President Moone Jae-in in the internal meeting on April 14 called for government officials to find a way to make the decision to discharge wastewater from Fukushima into the ocean of Japan to the International Court on the law of the sea and
"I was forced to say that Korea, as the nearest geological nation and had the same waters with Japan, very concerned about the decision to discharge into the ocean of the country," said Kang spokesman
President Moon Jae-in also million Japanese ambassadors in Korea Koichi Aiboshi, asking him to convey Seoul's concern to Tokyo.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in spoke in the Green House press conference on January 18.
The politicians, local officials, fishermen and Korean environmental activists on April 14 to demonstrate the road in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and Consulate in Busan Harbor City and on Jeju Island
A coalition consists of 25 fisheries organizations alongside the protest to send a written opposition to the Japanese Embassy, urging Tokyo to recover the decision to discharge wastewater from Fukushima to the ocean and call Seoul to stop importing seafood
"Our industry will naturally suffer serious damage when people are concerned about the possibility of radioactive infection for seafood products," the Alliance said.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on April 13 announced that the country approved a plan to discharge 1.25 million tons of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
The Japanese government argues this plan safely because the water has been treated to remove all radioactive factors and will be diluted.
However, China believes that Japan's discharge plan is "extremely irresponsible", will seriously damage international community health and safety as well as the benefits of neighboring countries