China and Japan reach deal on Fukushima nuclear plant's water

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Treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been a thorn in China-Japan ties. (Photo by Konosuke Urata) 

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- China and Japan have reached an agreement in a yearlong dispute over treated wastewater released from the latter's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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