Seoul says no scientific problems with Fukushima release plan
Seoul and Tokyo also agreed to over five out of seven requests by President Yoon Suk Yeol to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their summit earlier in July.
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The three leaders also said they would share real-time data on North Korea’s missile launches by setting up a hot line for crisis communications.