Japanese businesses and groups, ranging from a concert hall in Tokyo to an aquarium in northern Iwate, received so many calls from Chinese speakers that they had difficulty conducting normal operations.
Tokyo has urged Beijing to âensure the safety of Japanese residents in Chinaâ after a wave of telephone harassment targeting businesses in Japan sparked by the controversial discharge of Fukushima waste water.
While Japan insists the release of the treated water is safe â a view backed by the UNâs nuclear watchdog â China has staunchly opposed it and banned all Japanese seafood imports, saying it contaminates the ocean.
The Japanese government on Sunday published new data showing waters off Fukushima continued to post radioactivity levels well within safe limits.
While Japan insists the release of the treated water is safe â a view backed by the UNâs nuclear watchdog â China has staunchly opposed it and banned all Japanese seafood imports, saying it contaminates the ocean.
The Japanese government on Sunday published new data showing waters off Fukushima continued to post radioactivity levels well within safe limits.
Calls from China began flooding Japanese businesses from Thursday, when operator Tepco started releasing water used to cool the stricken nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Japanese businesses and groups, ranging from a concert hall in Tokyo to an aquarium in northern Iwate, reported that they had started receiving so many calls from Chinese speakers that they had difficulty conducting normal operations.
