Lee accused the Japanese and Yoon governments of deceiving South Koreans that the water Japan planned to discharge from the Fukushima nuclear power plant was unsafe. 'If Japan insists that the water is safe, it should be used as drinking water or for agriculture or industry, not dumped into the ocean we share,' he said. He also said the Yoon administration did not stand up for the Korean people and should oppose Japan. Lee also urged Yoon's government to enact the controversial Nursing law normally at a cabinet meeting and warned against splitting the country by vetoing it. He also referred to the talks between the Korean and Japanese governments on the drainage of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, as well as protests by doctors' associations against the Nursing law.

Li Zaiming accused Japan and the government of Yin Xiyue of deceiving South Korean nationals, saying that Japan's planned discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant is unsafe. He said, "If Japan advocates for water safety, it should be used for drinking water, agriculture, and industrial water, rather than being dumped in the shared ocean." The Yoon Seok yeung government said, and South Korean citizen Lee Chi seong also said, "If we haven't stepped forward on this point, we should oppose Japan." He also urged the Yoon Seok yeung government to formulate a controversial "Care Law" State Council, and warned the Yoon Seok yeung government not to split the country through veto power.

Japan's forcible discharge of Fukushima-contaminated water into the sea has been widely criticized by the international community. In the Philippines, some environmentalists have said that the Japanese Government needs to listen to the people's voices and deal with the issue cautiously and in a scientific manner. Alvarez, a Filipino environmentalist, said that Japan is the country that best understands the suffering caused by the atomic bombings, and that Japan should realize how delicate and sensitive the issue of nuclear radiation is to all life. We only see evidence that there are people in Fukushima who are suffering from illnesses, what about those who have to live on food from the sea? Their health is at risk, and it could even be life-threatening. Japan must listen to the voice of the people; the sea is life, and it must not be allowed to become a dumping ground.