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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 192 (from laksa077)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa192.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.scmp.com/topics/fukushima-nuclear-disaster\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.scmp.com/topics/fukushima-nuclear-disaster\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/fukushima-nuclear-disaster","crawl_time":1774881475,"first_indexed_time":1529700167,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,scmp!www,\/topics\/fukushima-nuclear-disaster s443","src_root_hash":"5290383057170217192","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release: Latest News and Updates | South China Morning Post","meta_descriptions":["The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release\nThe Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives.\nJapan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad.\nHelp preserve 120 years of quality journalism.\nSUPPORT NOW","attrs_markdown":"Advertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nTOPIC\n\n# Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release\n\\+ FOLLOW\n\nRelated Topics:\n\nFukushima nuclear disaster and water release\n\nThe Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad.\n\nSHOW FULL PROFILE\n\n[![This picture taken on March 5, 2026 shows former nuclear plant worker Toru Akama playing with a cat during an interview with AFP at his animal shelter in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Not far from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, former plant worker Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption. (Photo by Philip FONG \/ AFP) \/ TO GO WITH ‘JAPAN-NUCLEAR-ANIMAL-FUKUSHIMA’ BY MATHIAS CENA](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/11\/605cb6e7-45be-4ec4-866c-82e17b4a8c28_81da02e5.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/asia\/3346248\/retired-fukushima-nuclear-plant-worker-devotes-himself-saving-pets-left-behind)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Video \\| Fukushima’s stray animal saviour searches for redemption Former nuclear plant worker Toru Akama spends his time and money caring for cats and dogs abandoned after the March 2011 disaster.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/asia\/3346248\/retired-fukushima-nuclear-plant-worker-devotes-himself-saving-pets-left-behind)\n\n11 Mar 2026 - 8:02PM\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan struggles with rising maintenance costs 15 years after Fukushima disaster](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3346154\/15-years-after-fukushima-disaster-japan-struggles-rising-maintenance-costs)\n\n11 Mar 2026 - 9:27AM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[‘They knew hunger’: Fukushima worker devotes life to abandoned animals](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3346122\/japan-fukushima-worker-devotes-life-abandoned-pets-after-2011-disaster)\n\n10 Mar 2026 - 7:46PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Video \\| Why a Fukushima survivor is choosing a nuclear future Japan is squeezed between the nuclear trauma of its recent past and a volatile global energy market.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/world\/3346111\/fukushima-15-years-why-japans-younger-generation-embracing-nuclear-power)\n\n10 Mar 2026 - 5:52PM\n\n[![](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/10\/31b26cd7-35bc-4c5b-9322-2982697a9ac6_caef04c7.jpg)04:33](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/world\/3346111\/fukushima-15-years-why-japans-younger-generation-embracing-nuclear-power)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan’s nuclear waste dilemma: no prefecture wants Fukushima’s toxic soilBy law, the waste currently housed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant must be moved outside the prefecture by March 2045.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3345100\/where-will-fukushimas-nuclear-waste-go-japanese-governors-reject-tainted-soil)\n\n2 Mar 2026 - 2:27PM\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan halts world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restartTEPCO halted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa restart after a monitoring alarm sounded, but confirmed the reactor is stable with no radioactive impact.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3340861\/japan-suspends-restart-worlds-largest-nuclear-plant-hours-after-it-began)\n\n22 Jan 2026 - 7:19PM\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima under close scrutiny The No 6 unit at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reached criticality on Wednesday, a key step in Japan’s push for stable energy despite lingering safety fears.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3340734\/japan-restarts-first-nuclear-reactor-fukushima-under-close-scrutiny)\n\n21 Jan 2026 - 10:18PM\n\n[![A Tepco employee opens a watertight door inside the unit 7 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in August 2024. Photo: AFP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/21\/94579ca5-697e-4c59-86cc-96b1282cfbb9_b7fd77e0.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3340734\/japan-restarts-first-nuclear-reactor-fukushima-under-close-scrutiny)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Alarm bells ring for Japan’s Tepco as glitch delays nuclear restartThe delay was reportedly due to an alarm malfunction that occurred during equipment testing over the weekend.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3340366\/japans-tepco-delays-kashiwazaki-kariwa-nuclear-restart-after-alarm-glitch)\n\n19 Jan 2026 - 12:04PM\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[‘Shatters trust’: data fraud scandal hits Japan nuclear plant in quake zoneChubu Electric accused of falsifying quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3338838\/japan-utility-caught-faking-nuclear-safety-data-plant-megaquake-zone)\n\n6 Jan 2026 - 10:06AM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[‘Built on tofu’: safety fears as Japan prepares to restart nuclear plantWhile Fukushima operator Tepco says it is ‘committed to safety’ at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, critics believe it is a disaster waiting to happen.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/health-environment\/article\/3337805\/safety-fears-japan-prepares-restart-nuclear-plant-built-tofu)\n\n27 Dec 2025 - 3:03PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[![The No 5, 6 and 7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex operated by Tepco. Photo: Kyodo](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/26\/6be21726-1610-420a-adec-e70b16e84011_0f01849b.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/health-environment\/article\/3337805\/safety-fears-japan-prepares-restart-nuclear-plant-built-tofu)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Video \\| Protests in Japan over reopening of world’s largest nuclear plant The Japanese government wants to return to nuclear energy to fuel its economy and offset its reliance on foreign energy imports.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/asia\/3337460\/japan-residents-protest-against-planned-reopening-worlds-largest-nuclear-power-plant)\n\n23 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM\n\n[![protests](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/23\/9a690881-cbf5-4fcf-aede-8c6e7566223d_3d2fa0d3.jpg)02:41](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/asia\/3337460\/japan-residents-protest-against-planned-reopening-worlds-largest-nuclear-power-plant)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan clears way for Tepco to restart world’s largest nuclear plantTepco, operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, has been allowed to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 15 years after the disaster.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3337283\/japan-backs-worlds-largest-nuclear-plant-restart-despite-pushback-residents)\n\n23 Dec 2025 - 3:32PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[‘Didn’t know where to go’: tourists struggle in Japan quake evacuationForeign visitors were left scrambling for multilingual information after Monday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3336303\/japan-quake-shows-urgent-need-improve-tourist-safety-didnt-know-where-go)\n\n13 Dec 2025 - 10:21AM\n\nvideocam\n\n[China-Japan relations](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/china-japan-relations)\n\n[Japan-China row worsens as Beijing threatens more reprisalsChina’s new pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan makes it hard to see when bilateral relations will stabilise again.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/plus\/article\/3333542\/japan-china-row-worsens-beijing-threatens-more-reprisals?module=plus_label&pgtype=topic)\n\n20 Nov 2025 - 5:01PM\n\n[![China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Combination photo: AFP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/11\/20\/99542f2e-3a66-48af-835c-d099651c784e_2e401142.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/plus\/article\/3333542\/japan-china-row-worsens-beijing-threatens-more-reprisals?module=plus_label&pgtype=topic)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after years of caution Niigata Governor Hanazumi is set to give the approval this week for relaunching production at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3333356\/japan-prepares-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-boost-energy-security)\n\n19 Nov 2025 - 2:37PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[![The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Photo: Kyodo](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/11\/19\/b1fb2f6b-4ee4-4384-a753-767c64a1259d_7f424366.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3333356\/japan-prepares-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-boost-energy-security)\n\n[China-Japan relations](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/china-japan-relations)\n\n[Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan standChina has reportedly reimposed an import ban on Japanese seafood just weeks after lifting it.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3333354\/china-tells-tokyo-it-will-suspend-japanese-seafood-imports-kyodo-news)\n\n19 Nov 2025 - 6:26PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[126](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3333354\/china-tells-tokyo-it-will-suspend-japanese-seafood-imports-kyodo-news#comments)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plantCritics call Tepco’s US\\$654 million offer to residents living near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant a cynical attempt to buy public consent.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3328934\/nuclear-bribery-backlash-japan-over-restart-plan-worlds-largest-plant)\n\n17 Oct 2025 - 1:15PM\n\nvideocam\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[Hong Kong society](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/hong-kong-society)\n\n[Japan once again urges Hong Kong, Macau to lift 10-prefecture seafood ban Japanese consulate in city says ban lacks scientific evidence as test results show no abnormalities.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/society\/article\/3323754\/japan-once-again-urges-hong-kong-macau-lift-10-prefecture-seafood-ban)\n\n30 Aug 2025 - 6:50PM\n\n[![Hong Kong has banned aquatic products from Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama prefectures since August 24, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/08\/30\/99bf28f5-0774-48b8-95bf-38c0366d2cf2_b1c21ef4.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/society\/article\/3323754\/japan-once-again-urges-hong-kong-macau-lift-10-prefecture-seafood-ban)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan urges 2 million to evacuate after powerful Pacific quake‘If you wait until you see the tsunami, it will be too late,’ officials warned as waves as high as three metres were initially forecast.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/health-environment\/article\/3320116\/japan-urges-2-million-evacuate-after-powerful-pacific-quake)\n\n30 Jul 2025 - 8:27PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or laterThis latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3320039\/fukushima-debris-removal-delayed-until-2037-or-later)\n\n30 Jul 2025 - 6:00AM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Contaminated Fukushima soil sent to Japanese PM’s office to ease radiation fearsThe government is desperate to set people’s minds at ease about recycling the decontaminated soil that has been stored near the Fukushima plant.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3318855\/radioactive-fukushima-soil-sent-japanese-pms-office-bid-ease-radiation-fears)\n\n19 Jul 2025 - 6:18PM\n\n[![Bags of decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil, are delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Saturday. Photo: AP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/07\/19\/39b00026-d2c6-412b-b830-a8f503e627c8_20150174.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3318855\/radioactive-fukushima-soil-sent-japanese-pms-office-bid-ease-radiation-fears)\n\n[Hong Kong economy](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/hong-kong-economy)\n\n[Editorial \\| Time ripe for Hong Kong to gradually lift ban on Japanese seafood There have been no major food scares and the monitoring of the water released from the Fukushima plant has found no cause for concern.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/opinion\/comment\/article\/3316615\/time-ripe-hong-kong-gradually-lift-ban-japanese-seafood)\n\n3 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM\n\n[![A child looks at the seafood section at Don Don Donki in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 24, 2023, after the Hong Kong government announced its ban on the import of seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures. Photo: Jelly Tse](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/07\/02\/0dd7a9fe-5507-41da-a6bc-982474d927f9_70a1ec88.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/opinion\/comment\/article\/3316615\/time-ripe-hong-kong-gradually-lift-ban-japanese-seafood)\n\n[China-Japan relations](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/china-japan-relations)\n\n[Video \\| China to partially lift ban on Japanese seafood importsImports away from Fukushima and its environs to resume under Chinese inspections as Beijing seeks closer ties with its neighbours](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/asia\/3316408\/china-partially-lift-ban-japanese-seafood-imports-certain-regions)\n\n30 Jun 2025 - 7:54PM\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Japan plans to expand nuclear risk payouts for towns, critics call it a ‘bribe’The proposal would expand subsidies to towns within a 30km radius of nuclear facilities, up from the current 10km.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/health-environment\/article\/3315112\/japan-plans-expand-nuclear-risk-payouts-towns-critics-call-it-bribe)\n\n20 Jun 2025 - 2:56PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[Food and Drinks](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/food-and-drinks)\n\n[Fukushima farmer, 25, grows kiwis in former disaster zoneIn Okuma, Japan, Takuya Haraguchi grows fruit to show how far the Fukushima area has come since tsunami triggered reactor meltdown in 2011.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3313197\/gen-z-japanese-kiwi-farmer-shows-fukushima-moving-forward-14-years-after-nuclear-disaster)\n\n7 Jun 2025 - 12:40PM\n\n[![Japanese farmer Takuya Haraguchi on his kiwi farm in Okuma, Fukushima. AFP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/06\/05\/0954997f-b2ee-426e-88dd-9bd8b2a722f8_229f0399.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3313197\/gen-z-japanese-kiwi-farmer-shows-fukushima-moving-forward-14-years-after-nuclear-disaster)\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Can Japan find a new home for contaminated Fukushima soil? The Japanese government has promised Fukushima residents that it will find permanent storage for the soil elsewhere in the country by 2045.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3312639\/can-japan-find-new-home-contaminated-fukushima-soil)\n\n1 Jun 2025 - 4:18PM\n\nvideocam\n\n[![Workers adding clean top soil to a rice field, part of a government pilot project to add fresh earth to recycled and removed soil taken from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster. Photo: AFP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/06\/01\/b65f25ae-01f8-4ccd-83a1-5af57681cd4b_f7487463.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3312639\/can-japan-find-new-home-contaminated-fukushima-soil)\n\n[Books and literature](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/books-and-literature)\n\n[Review \\| From Hiroshima to Fukushima in rambling, riveting Wildcat DomeNow in English translation, Yuko Tsushima’s novel explores radiation, racism and personal conflict against a backdrop of nuclear disaster.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/article\/3303101\/hiroshima-fukushima-yuko-tsushimas-novel-wildcat-dome-strangely-riveting)\n\n22 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM\n\n[Japan](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/japan)\n\n[Chinese tourists are drawn to Japan’s Fukushima, despite its nuclear past‘Dark tourism’ trend sees visitors eager to witness the impact of the disaster.](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/economics\/article\/3302218\/chinese-tourists-are-drawn-nuclear-disaster-hit-fukushima-despite-radiation-fears)\n\n13 Mar 2025 - 3:51PM\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nHelp preserve 120 years of quality journalism.\n\n[SUPPORT NOW](https:\/\/subscribe.scmp.com\/)\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement","attrs_readable_markdown":"Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release\n\nThe Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad.\n\n[![This picture taken on March 5, 2026 shows former nuclear plant worker Toru Akama playing with a cat during an interview with AFP at his animal shelter in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Not far from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, former plant worker Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption. (Photo by Philip FONG \/ AFP) \/ TO GO WITH ‘JAPAN-NUCLEAR-ANIMAL-FUKUSHIMA’ BY MATHIAS CENA](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/11\/605cb6e7-45be-4ec4-866c-82e17b4a8c28_81da02e5.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/asia\/3346248\/retired-fukushima-nuclear-plant-worker-devotes-himself-saving-pets-left-behind)\n\n[![A Tepco employee opens a watertight door inside the unit 7 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in August 2024. Photo: AFP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/21\/94579ca5-697e-4c59-86cc-96b1282cfbb9_b7fd77e0.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3340734\/japan-restarts-first-nuclear-reactor-fukushima-under-close-scrutiny)\n\n[![The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Photo: Kyodo](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/11\/19\/b1fb2f6b-4ee4-4384-a753-767c64a1259d_7f424366.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3333356\/japan-prepares-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-boost-energy-security)\n\n[![Hong Kong has banned aquatic products from Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama prefectures since August 24, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/08\/30\/99bf28f5-0774-48b8-95bf-38c0366d2cf2_b1c21ef4.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/society\/article\/3323754\/japan-once-again-urges-hong-kong-macau-lift-10-prefecture-seafood-ban)\n\n[![A child looks at the seafood section at Don Don Donki in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 24, 2023, after the Hong Kong government announced its ban on the import of seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures. Photo: Jelly Tse](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/07\/02\/0dd7a9fe-5507-41da-a6bc-982474d927f9_70a1ec88.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/opinion\/comment\/article\/3316615\/time-ripe-hong-kong-gradually-lift-ban-japanese-seafood)\n\n[![Workers adding clean top soil to a rice field, part of a government pilot project to add fresh earth to recycled and removed soil taken from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster. Photo: AFP](https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/06\/01\/b65f25ae-01f8-4ccd-83a1-5af57681cd4b_f7487463.jpg)](https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/east-asia\/article\/3312639\/can-japan-find-new-home-contaminated-fukushima-soil)\n\nHelp preserve 120 years of quality journalism.\n\n[SUPPORT NOW](https:\/\/subscribe.scmp.com\/)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad. Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism. SUPPORT NOW
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Readable Markdown	Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad. [![This picture taken on March 5, 2026 shows former nuclear plant worker Toru Akama playing with a cat during an interview with AFP at his animal shelter in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Not far from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, former plant worker Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘JAPAN-NUCLEAR-ANIMAL-FUKUSHIMA’ BY MATHIAS CENA](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2026/03/11/605cb6e7-45be-4ec4-866c-82e17b4a8c28_81da02e5.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3346248/retired-fukushima-nuclear-plant-worker-devotes-himself-saving-pets-left-behind) [![A Tepco employee opens a watertight door inside the unit 7 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in August 2024. Photo: AFP](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2026/01/21/94579ca5-697e-4c59-86cc-96b1282cfbb9_b7fd77e0.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3340734/japan-restarts-first-nuclear-reactor-fukushima-under-close-scrutiny) [![The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Photo: Kyodo](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2025/11/19/b1fb2f6b-4ee4-4384-a753-767c64a1259d_7f424366.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3333356/japan-prepares-restart-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-boost-energy-security) [![Hong Kong has banned aquatic products from Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama prefectures since August 24, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2025/08/30/99bf28f5-0774-48b8-95bf-38c0366d2cf2_b1c21ef4.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323754/japan-once-again-urges-hong-kong-macau-lift-10-prefecture-seafood-ban) [![A child looks at the seafood section at Don Don Donki in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 24, 2023, after the Hong Kong government announced its ban on the import of seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures. Photo: Jelly Tse](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2025/07/02/0dd7a9fe-5507-41da-a6bc-982474d927f9_70a1ec88.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3316615/time-ripe-hong-kong-gradually-lift-ban-japanese-seafood) [![Workers adding clean top soil to a rice field, part of a government pilot project to add fresh earth to recycled and removed soil taken from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster. Photo: AFP](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2025/06/01/b65f25ae-01f8-4ccd-83a1-5af57681cd4b_f7487463.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3312639/can-japan-find-new-home-contaminated-fukushima-soil) Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism. [SUPPORT NOW](https://subscribe.scmp.com/)
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