"I told my daughter that we should go and eat some seafood now while it's still safe, and let's not eat it anymore afterwards. Nothing from the ocean is 12edible from now on." 

Fears echoed by her daughter. 

"Of course, first, seafood will be affected, but other crops and food will also be affected later on. It's only a matter of time." 

The nuclear 13controversy potentially 14crippling business for this sushi chef. Some customers are 15disgusted by this news. They no longer want to eat Japanese food, he says. His once busy restaurant now largely empty. 

After the pandemic, our business this year has not recovered yet, and now with this news from Japan, our business is worse, he says. Some scientists argue these fears are 16unfounded. The International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan's plan to release wastewater is in line with 17IAEA standards.