Japan preparing to release Fukushima water into sea from August

IAEA has given go-ahead for move, but neighboring countries still concerned

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IAEA Secretary-General Rafael Grossi, left, speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on July 4 © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's government is preparing to begin releasing treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea as early as August now that the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has given the green light for the move, Nikkei has learned.

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