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The Fukushima contaminated water inspection team started their official schedule in Japan from today.
Today, the first day, we had a technical meeting with the Japanese side.
Reporter Shin Soo-ah, who is covering the area, is connected.
Reporter Shin, is today’s meeting over?
◀ Reporter ▶
Yes, I am at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan where the meeting was held.
The inspection team held a final meeting with TEPCO and officials from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to coordinate specific items for the nuclear power plant inspection that will begin tomorrow.
The meeting started at 1:30 pm, but it has now been confirmed that it has ended.
The government announced that it would inform the specific details through a press release around 9 pm tonight.
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It seems that the inspection team avoids contact with reporters as much as possible.
How was your coverage today?
◀ Reporter ▶
Yes, even today, the faces of the 20 inspection team experts, excluding the leader, are still being covered without knowing them.
I didn’t know who would come, so today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reporters had to wait indefinitely in three places, the center and both sides of the building.
When a bus presumed to be an inspection team vehicle appeared at the scene, reporters followed the moving bus and ran around the building to chase it.
At the same time, the inspector general appeared alone in the building and met with reporters.
He said the reason for keeping it private is to focus only on substantial inspections.
He also emphasized that even after this inspection is over, we will analyze and confirm the overall part.
Tomorrow, it is revealed that it plans to intensively inspect the K4 tank group containing contaminated water before it is released.
Hear it for yourself.
[유국희/후쿠시마 오염수 시찰단장]
″First of all, there is a group of tanks that measure and store before release. That is now the K4 tank group, and we will go there and see and check various things with our own eyes, and also request some necessary data.”
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It would be nice if the inspection team could function properly. What is Japan’s reaction to our inspection team?
◀ Reporter ▶
The Japanese government is showing high expectations for our visit.
At today’s House of Councilors meeting, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry were all asked questions related to the polluted water inspection team.
Each time, Japanese officials repeatedly explained, “We hope that Korea will deepen understanding of the safety of Alps ‘treated water’ through the activities of the inspection team.”
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masamune Wada said, “I believe the Japanese government’s explanation, but if the Korean inspection team gives a negative opinion without scientific basis, the government’s efforts may be in vain at once, so we must respond firmly.”
At the same time, the issue of importing Fukushima seafood was also discussed, and I will listen to this part myself.
[와다 마사무네/일본 자민당 의원]
″South Korea continues to ban seafood imports from eight prefectures, including Fukushima and Miyagi. How will the government respond to lifting the import ban?″
[하야시 요시마사/일본 외무대신]
″Even for Korea, we are urging early deregulation by seizing various opportunities.″
The import of fishery products from Fukushima is an issue that the Korean government has made clear that it is not considering at all.
However, if the inspection team goes back after confirming the safety of the contaminated water this time, there is a high possibility that the Japanese ruling party will demand imports of ‘Fukushima seafood’.
This is MBC News Shin Soo-ah from Tokyo where the inspection team has been so far.
Video coverage: Son Ji-yoon, Han Ji-eun / Video editing: Kwon Ji-eun
2023-05-22 10:44:41
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