Nearly 90 percent of officially recognized Minamata disease patients have already ... its name and preamble because of a proposal from the Japanese government. Environment Minister Shinjiro ...

Kumamoto -- Some 670 people attended a memorial ceremony for victims of Minamata disease held in this southwest Japan city on May 1, the 68th anniversary of the globally known mercury poisoning ...

OSAKA--Plaintiffs expressed long-sought-after vindication on Sept. 27 that a district court finally acknowledged that they were also victims of Minamata disease and entitled to relief from the ...