FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 4, 2023.  REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo
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PM Kishida calls meeting to decide on Fukushima water release date

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will meet with related cabinet ministers on Tuesday to decide the start date for releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a meeting with related cabinet ministers on Tuesday to decide the start date for the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, he said on Monday.

Kishida was speaking to reporters after meeting officials from the country's fisheries industry.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by David Goodman)

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