the exhibit features photographs of disease under a microscope. Up close, osteoporosis looks like elegant lace, and gallstones can appear as gleaming beach pebbles. Part of the goal is to help ...

Showing Matsuo his trembling hands, the brother said he had been diagnosed with Minamata disease. He also revealed that he received relief under the special measures law. As they all ate the same ...

The central government has restarted work to officially recognize sufferers of Minamata disease — this time under a new guideline that the Environment Ministry in March adopted ostensibly with ...

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered ... government to expand the scope of support. Under the special law for a new relief program that ...

The law has a provision for those not certified as Minamata disease victims under the central government’s standards. Assuming certain conditions are met, each person is eligible to receive a ...

Kumamoto Prefecture and Chisso Corp., after they were denied benefits under the special measures law to provide relief for Minamata disease victims, which came into effect in 2009. The Osaka ...

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered ... government to expand the scope of support. Under the special law for a new relief program that ...