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Today's (19th) 8 o'clock news will focus on the problem of radioactive polluted water accumulated in Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. We have asked the Japanese government for an official response how the government will treat the polluted water in the future, and will it really flow to the sea. The government plans to address the polluted water issue, one of the most vulnerable parts of the Abe regime, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics next year.

Today's first news, I'm a clinical reporter.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called Nishinaga Tomofumi, Japan's Economic Corporation, this morning, sending a diplomatic letter to clarify how to deal with contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The letter contains five questions to the Korean government and the international community about whether the 1 million ton ocean discharge theory recently filed by the international environmental organization Greenpeace is correct and what is the future treatment plan.

In October last year, the same content was delivered to Japan, but in fact, it was consistent with the stage, and the format of the document increased the weight of delivery.

The government also proposed the formation of a bilateral council on the issue.

The problem of polluted water treatment at Fukushima nuclear power plant is also called the Achilles' heel of the Japanese Abe regime ahead of the Tokyo Summer Olympics next year.

[Professor of Department of Japanese Studies, Yang Ki-Ho / Successful Association: (Japan)) If you have manipulated the numbers, greatly reduced the safety level, or have a problem countermeasure, and you raise the issue in IOC or multilateral relations, Could be a blow to the room… ]

In a meeting between the two foreign ministers, which are said to be held near the day after the day after tomorrow, Kang is said to address the issue.

Japan's Foreign Affairs Officer Sato says this afternoon he explained the situation of contaminated water to Korea individually and is not discharging it to the sea.

(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)