After Japan began releasing treated water from the Fukushima plant into the Pacific, China announced a full ban on Japanese seafood. Videos of Chinese individuals making protest calls to unrelated Japanese parties are sparking controversy on social media.

Japan commemorated 12 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake that killed over 15,000 people and displaced 31,000. The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, along with controversial cleanup plans and nuclear energy policy changes, are ongoing concerns.