The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant says seawater samples taken around the facility are safe.
Tepco’s test results come a day after the release of treated contaminated water from the plant in Japan, which was destroyed in a tsunami in 2011.
The discharge from nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean has sparked protests in the region and retaliation from Beijing.
Japan told its citizens living in China to keep a low profile on Friday, including talking quietly in public
Japan‘s consulate in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong also issued a notice warning of protests there relating to the water release, after 100 people took to the streets on Thursday objecting to the discharge.
Chinese officials have called Japan’s decision to release the water ” extremely selfish and irresponsible”, despite the UN ‘s nuclear watchdog approving the plan.
Beijing, the biggest buyer of seafood from Japan, imposed a ban on all such imports after the discharge of water began.
China’s biggest salt producer, the state-run National Salt Industry Group, said it was ramping up supplies as people in some parts of the country had rushed to stock up following the water release.
But Tepco said seawater samples taken on Thursday afternoon showed radioactivity levels were well within safe limits