Japan Komeito chief puts off China visit amid protest over Fukushima water

Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Saturday its chief will postpone a trip to China amid strong protest from Beijing over the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.Natsuo Yamaguchi had planned to visit China from Monday through Wednesday. But Komeito has been told by the Chinese side that "it is not the right time in view of the current situation of Japan-China relations," the party said.Yamaguchi separately told Kyodo News that he regrets the postponement. "I don't think the release of…READ FULL ARTICLE