Kim Cheol-woo, Bosung County Governor, Declares Organized Boycott of Japanese Products... Condemns Japan's Radioactive Water Discharge

Japanese Government Strongly Condemned for Fukushima Radioactive Wastewater Ocean Discharge Statement Released

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] On the 16th, Kim Cheol-woo, the governor of Boseong County, strongly criticized the Japanese government's decision to discharge radioactive contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean and issued a statement demanding its immediate withdrawal, announcing that an organized boycott of Japanese products will start from Boseong.

The county announced that it will boycott Japanese products by not purchasing or using any Japanese products in public procurement materials until Japan withdraws its decision to discharge contaminated water, returning to the level of the Japanese product boycott movement that took place in 2019 in protest of Japan's economic retaliation.

At the condemnation rally held that day, fisheries organizations including the Boseong Environmental Movement Federation, the Fishermen's Association representing Boseong fishermen, the Fisheries Business Association, the Boseong Trap Fishing Association, and the Boseong-Hoecheon Gillnet Association also participated together.

The main points of the statement announced by Governor Kim Cheol-woo are ▲ urging the Japanese government to withdraw its decision to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, ▲ expressing concerns about the impact on public safety, the marine environment, and the fisheries industry, ▲ demanding transparent disclosure of information regarding the contaminated water, and ▲ strong response in cooperation with county residents, fishermen, and environmental groups.

Governor Kim said, "The discharge of nuclear power plant contaminated water is equivalent to an act of nuclear terrorism," and urged the Japanese government to immediately withdraw the discharge of 1.25 million tons of contaminated water containing radioactive substances that are fatal to the human body, warning that if discharged into the sea, the health of county residents as well as the livelihoods and habitats of fishermen will be destroyed in an instant."

The chairman of the Fishermen's Association said, "We can never tolerate Japan's decision that destroys the lives of fishermen, and we will strongly respond together with Boseong County until the end."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.