Chinese Are Boycotting Japanese Cosmetics Over Nuclear Plant Water Release
Storage tanks for stored water at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.
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A consumer boycott in China over a planned release of water from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant is threatening to hurt Japanese cosmetics makers.
The viral campaign began earlier this month when largely unproven allegations that water discharges from the plant are hazardous to health began trending on Chinese social media platforms.