![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/08/24/b3897008d06b429185e69504aaac2920.jpg)
Aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which starts releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, Aug. 24, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)
Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, despite raging opposition from both at home and abroad.
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/08/24/e6beaafafbc246169b7cf1fa4592f78e.jpg)
Media crews wearing protective suits prepare to film the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, which is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, Japan, Aug. 24, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/08/24/f53291868246452481e069394a35575b.jpg)
Police officers stand guard at the entrance of the restricted area as the Marine House Futaba (R) is seen at Futaba-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, around 5 km away from the crippled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, Aug. 24, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/08/24/b0f08b4a66754690affcf89541f65c81.jpg)
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from Namie town, Japan, Aug. 24, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)
![](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2023/08/24/510208906a464ac9b7966aa602f9bac4.jpg)
A shoreline is pictured from Futaba-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, around 5 km away from the crippled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, Aug. 24, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)