A ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the official recognition of Niigata Minamata disease, a neurological disorder ...

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi expressed his displeasure over an incorrect description of Minamata disease mercury poisoning in ...

After repeated government requests, a home tutoring company apologized for wrongly teaching children that Minamata disease, a ...

Minamata disease describes methylmercury poisoning, which results in irreversible damage to the nervous system. The disease first occurred when toxic pollutants affected the fish that comprised ...

NIIGATA—The Niigata District Court on April 18 ruled that 26 of 47 plaintiffs had Minamata disease and ordered chemical company Showa Denko KK, now Resonac Holdings Corp., to pay approximately ...

Some wait for death. ”Minamata disease is a crime against humanity,” said Teruo Kawamoto, 58, leader of the Chisso Minamata Disease Patients Committee, who himself is affected. ”Nothing can ...

The first official cases of Minamata disease, including those of two young girls, were reported in 1956. It then took 12 years of research and advocacy for the government to officially name ...

The Osaka District Court recognized all 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease victims and ordered the government, Kumamoto and Chisso Corp., which is held responsible for the pollution, to pay 2.75 ...

The disease was first identified in the city of Minamata in 1956. The condition began affecting residents and local wildlife, or cats to be more precise, and the problem continued to afflict more ...