Police and security personnel stand outside the entrance of the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Aug 26, 2023. Security has been increased at the embassy since the release of waste water at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan on Aug 24. Photo by Agence France-Presse,
Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was “extremely regrettable”, confirming that a brick was thrown at his country’s embassy in Beijing.
Last week, China banned all seafood imports from its neighbour as Japan began releasing treated wastewater from the crippled plant in an operation Tokyo and the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog have said is safe.
Since then, Japan has urged its citizens in China to keep a low profile and has increased security around schools and diplomatic missions.
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