People rally to protest against the Japanese government's plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea in Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2023.(Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

"Through today's actions, we are raising our voice against the dumping plan to the whole world" - Japanese citizens protest against the government's plan to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

TOKYO, May 18  -- In the run-up to the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan's western city of Hiroshima, large numbers of Japanese have taken to the streets in Tokyo to protest against the government's move to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea.

They also handed a petition to the Japanese government, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and the parliament, demanding immediate suspension of the dumping plan.

On Tuesday morning, residents from prefectural regions including Tokyo, Fukushima and Nagasaki, rallied in front of the TEPCO headquarters, about only 1 kilometer away from Kasumigaseki where Japan's central government departments gather.