Members of the Democratic Party (DP) announced Wednesday that they will consider legislation banning the import of all Japanese seafood if Tokyo releases the ALPS-treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station without the consent of its neighboring countries, according to DP spokesperson Lee So-young during a press conference. The DP’s announcement came in the wake of a statement by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi saying that Tokyo’s plans to release the ALPs-treated water are “consistent with relevant international safety standards.”

Lee also said that the DP is keen to strengthen and collaborate