MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--As Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the official confirmation of Minamata disease on May 1, the gulf between the government and victims remains unbridged with no ...

Participants of a memorial service for the victims of Minamata disease, a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning, lay flowers and offer prayers in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on May 1, ...

KUMAMOTO--The district court here March 22 rejected claims for compensation by 144 unrecognized sufferers of Minamata disease ...

Minamata, Kumamoto Pref., May 1 (Jiji Press)--A ceremony to remember Minamata disease victims was held in the southwestern Japan city of Minamata on Friday, the 70th anniversary of the official ...

Hajime Sugimoto recounts his family's struggles with Minamata disease, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 26, 2023. (Mainichi/Hideyuki Kakinuma) Seventy years have passed since Minamata disease, ...

The Environment Ministry plans to begin a health survey as early as this year of residents of coastal areas hit by the outbreak of Minamata mercury poisoning disease, which is caused by water ...

A memorial service for victims of Minamata disease caused by severe mercury poisoning was held in the southwestern city of the same name on Friday, marking the 70th anniversary of the official ...

Minamata disease was officially recognized on May 1, 1956, after a local health authority received a report from a doctor about the emergence of an unknown illness. The Japanese government recognized ...