As Japan releases treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, misinformation has flooded Chinese social media platforms. Among the rumors was the supposed death of Yasuhiro Sonoda, a former Japanese official, who allegedly consumed treated nuclear water and succumbed to cancer. But a very alive Mr. Sonoda recently refuted these allegations in an exclusive interview with Japan’s Kyodo News.
In a 2011 press conference, Mr. Sonoda, who then served as an administrative officer in Japan’s Cabinet Office, consumed treated water from the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
