As the toxic chemical accumulated in shellfish and fish, local residents who ate ... In 1968, the central government finally recognized Minamata disease as caused by industrial pollution.

individuals living outside those nine municipalities could also contract Minamata disease if they consumed large amounts of contaminated fish before 1974 when partition nets were installed in ...

Hundreds of people prayed for the victims of Minamata disease in a ceremony in southwestern Japan on Thursday, 69 years after the neurological disorder caused by polluted industrial wastewater was ...

Japanese Environment Minister Asao Keiichiro has begun discussions with groups of Minamata disease sufferers on the eve of a memorial service for victims of the pollution-induced illness.