Korea dumping industrial waste in Japan’s waters
The bigger question is why Korea is still dumping waste in the ocean when that’s been banned since 1993 by the London Convention? Oh and why has the Japanese Navy been allowing this for years?
Korea Dumped Waste in Japanese Waters
Digital Chosunilbo: News in English About Korea; Feb. 11, 2008—Some part of waste dump areas in the East Sea designated by the South Korean government overlaps with the continental shelf area and thus the exclusive economic zone of Japan. Unaware of this, South Korea has dumped waste in these areas for the past 15 years. A few years ago, the Japanese government lodged a protest against this to Korea’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries through the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, but the ministry delayed its response…more…
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