A delegation from the Democratic Party of Korea, led by Assemblyman Wie Sung-gon, has arrived in Fukushima to begin their activities. The team includes Secretary Yang Won-yeong, Yoon Jae-gap, Yoon Young-deok, and experts and assistants who helped with the visit schedule. Upon arriving in Japan, the delegation went to Tokyo Electric Power headquarters, but the meeting did not take place. Instead, they unfolded a banner titled “National Assembly visiting group to check the site of contaminated water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant” and read the request. The delegation met with Kazuki Kumamoto, an emeritus professor at Meiji Gakuin University, and Hideyuki Ban, co-representative of the Nuclear Data Information Office. They also plan to hold another meeting with Shima Akemi, a member of the Fukushima Date city council, in Fukushima Prefecture. The delegation was created in response to Japan’s plans to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, estimated to take at least 30 years.
A Japanese delegation from the Democratic Party of Korea led by Assemblyman Wie Sung-gon (Seogwipo City) arrived in Fukushima and began full-scale activities.
According to the political world on the 7th, Rep. Wie, the head of the Democratic Party’s Fukushima nuclear power plant response block response team, headed to Japan yesterday (6th) with members of the lawmakers.
The site was accompanied by Yang Won-yeong, secretary, Yoon Jae-gap, and Yoon Young-deok. Nine people, including experts and assistants who helped with the visit schedule, were also on the way to leave.
Immediately following arriving in Japan, the visiting group moved to the Tokyo Electric Power headquarters, but the meeting did not take place. In response, the visiting delegation unfolded a banner titled ‘National Assembly visiting group to check the site of contaminated water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant’ and read the request.
At this meeting, Rep. Wi said, “When contaminated water flows into Jeju waters, it causes enormous damage to the marine ecosystem as well as the fishery industry.”
On the first day, the visiting delegation met Kazuki Kumamoto, an emeritus professor at Meiji Gakuin University who consistently argued once morest polluted water, and listened to the problem of ocean discharge.
Hideyuki Ban, co-representative of the Nuclear Data Information Office, a non-profit organization, also contacted and exchanged opinions. Today (7th), we are holding an additional meeting with Shima Akemi, a member of the Fukushima Date city council, in Fukushima Prefecture.
Rep. Wi said, “Before leaving the country, we had a meeting with Japanese Minister Daisuke Namioka and clearly conveyed our intentions.”
In August 2022, the Democratic Party of Korea launched an in-hospital response group to block the release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant to respond to Japan’s discharge of contaminated water.
Rep. Wi, who is from Jeju, is headed by Wi, and members of each of the eight standing committees, including floor leader Lee Jang-seop, are participating in the response group.
The Japanese government plans to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, estimated to have regarding 1,000 storage tanks, into the Pacific Ocean from the first half of this year. Release alone is expected to take at least 30 years.
The delegation from the Democratic Party of Korea is taking action to prevent the release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Led by Assemblyman Wie Sung-gon, the team is meeting with experts and politicians to better understand the situation and come up with a plan to prevent environmental damage. The discharge alone is expected to take at least 30 years, so it’s more important than ever to take immediate action. The visiting group from Korea is pushing for transparency and accountability, working together to protect our world’s oceans and ensure a healthy future for us all.