1. According to Japan’s Kyodo News Wednesday, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are in talks to start discharging wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean as early as 1 PM Thursday.
2. South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will actively consider reinstating the system of allowing military conscripts to serve in the police force as part of measures to tackle heinous crimes targeting random people.
3. South Korea’s health authorities said Wednesday that the country will lower the infection level of COVID-19 to the lowest category, Class 4 diseases. The measure will take effect on August 31st, and is aimed at implementing a full transition to pre-pandemic normalcy for the medical system.
