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 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 ...

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

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 ...

Despite all that, the artistic creation went on display in 2022, more than 60 years after Minamata disease was officially confirmed on May 1, 1956. Titled “Minamata Boshizo” (Mother and ...