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Global Risk and Crisis Management Program
Fukushima: Depoliticizing the Release of Treated Water into the Ocean
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Summary
The article addresses Japan’s policy towards the discharge of treated waters related to the Fukushima nuclear incident of 2011 and the reactions this announcement received from different parties.