According to Kyodo news agency, on the 16th of the first day of the annual conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japan and South Korea exchanged accusations in the general debate over the disposal of the continuously increasing water containing radioactive substances at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company.         

   According to the report, South Korea used the term "nuclear sewage" to emphasize the horror of the treated water discharged into the sea; Japan denied that South Korea's claim was reckless. The media interviews of the two countries also appeared to be over heated, and the atmosphere at the venue was different for a while.         

   After the disputes about strengthening export control in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the conflicts between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Asahi flag in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the opposition between Japan and South Korea in the international institutions has further expanded.        

    Japan's it and science and technology minister Takemoto pointed out without naming South Korea that there was no scientific basis for criticism around the treatment of water contaminated by radioactive materials.           

 On the other hand, for the first time, South Korea's Ministry of science, technology, information and communication (MIIT) official Wen Meiyu stressed that "terror and insecurity are rising all over the world" due to the undetermined disposal method of nuclear sewage.     

       Wen Meiyu referred to environmental damage in terms of reminiscent of high activity nuclear sewage discharged into the sea, and asked IAEA to go to the local area for investigation. The Japanese delegation, on the basis of amending and calling it the treatment of water after nuclear sewage purification, refuted that the treatment method has not been determined. 

           Japan also said it will continue to ensure transparency to the international community and cooperate with the IAEA to properly respond. However, South Korea did not change the wording of the use of "nuclear sewage" and refuted it. The two sides continued to fight.      

      "It's amazing how far relations between Tokyo and Seoul have deteriorated," IAEA sources said       

     Source: zhongxin.com