Japan may discharge Fukushima water as early as Thursday

Ministers will reveal timing of release despite domestic, foreign concerns

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a meeting with representatives from Japan's fishing industry in Tokyo on Aug. 21. © Reuters

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is preparing to release water from the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as early as Thursday. It will hold a ministerial meeting on Tuesday morning to decide the specific timing of the release.

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