An aerial photo shows the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated in Fukushima Prefecture on 24 August 2023. Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had started to release treated water stored within the premises of the plant into the ocean on the same day. Photo: TAKUYA MATSUMOTO / AFP
Treated radioactive water from Japan's severely damaged Fukushima power plant has been released into the Pacific Ocean sparking a Chinese boycott of Japan's seafood products.
The UN nuclear watchdog has found the release is safe and China has been accused of hypocrisy given its own track record of dumping nuclear waste.
A group promoting Cantonese language in Hong Kong has shut down after authoriites raided the family home of the founder under the National Security Law.
And with India set to play host to G20 summit this month, officials in Delhi are concerned about uninvited guests - monkeys.
Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist based in Tokyo
