Toxic water leak delays fish business resuming in Japan's Fukushima

A trial operation initially set for Sept. 5 by a fisheries cooperative in Iwaki city, Fukushima Prefecture will be postponed due to toxic water leak, local media reported Thursday.

The cooperative has been voluntarily suspending business since the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Masakazu Yabuki, head of the cooperative, said "We believe the decision to postpone the operation is logical as we hear about issues over the leakage into the ocean of contaminated water day in, day out. We intend to conduct the trial operation if the situation settles down."

These fishermen aimed to ship their goods after checking them for radioactive materials to confirm safety, while a new date for test operation has not been settled.