South Korean Shoppers Panic-Buy Salt Ahead of Japan's Fukushima Water Dump

South Korean shoppers are buying up salt amid concerns over the safety of Japan's plan to release over 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. While Japan assures that the water is safe, containing only traces of tritium, fishermen and shoppers in the region remain worried. The rush to stock up on salt has led to a 27% price increase in South Korea, prompting the government to release discounted salt from stocks. South Korea has banned seafood from Fukushima's waters, and China has criticized Japan's lack of transparency and potential threat to the marine environment and global health.