Japan's decision to dump nuclear waste from the Fukushima nuclear power plant 12 years after a meltdown at the site into the Pacific Ocean sparked protests in the Pacific nation of Fiji. Fiji's human rights organization says Japan threatens "future generations" by discharging over a million metric tons of radioactive water.

The coalition of environmental groups also protested the Fijian government's decision to support Tokoyo's action. Palau, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia have also publicly backed Japan's plan.

Numerous international human rights and environmental organizations, including the UN, have criticized Japan for "violating the human right to clean and healthy environmental conditions." Neighboring countries have also voiced strong criticism, including China, which banned the import of fisheries from Japan.