And the government has yet to announce when the water release will begin. Photo: AP“If you ask me what I think about the water release, I’m against it. Katsumasa Okawa, who runs a seafood business in Iwaki, says those tanks containing contaminated water bother him more than the treated water release. “I think the treated water release is unavoidable.” It’s eerie, he adds, to have to live near the damaged plant for decades. Local fishing was returning to normal operation in 2021 when the government announced the water release plan.
