The disease caused by mercury poisoning was documented in such films as “Fighting Pollution” and “Minamata Mandala.” ...

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

Minamata disease is methylmercury poisoning that leads to neurological symptoms. The condition develops after a person has been eating heavily contaminated seafood daily. The first record of ...

Disappointed members of a plaintiffs' group in a Minamata disease class action suit are seen after the Kumamoto District Court dismissed their case, in the city of Kumamoto on March 22, 2024.

Minamata disease, first diagnosed in 1956, was later linked to the consumption of seafood from the Minamata Bay on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, where Chisso dumped mercury compounds.

Minamata disease, first diagnosed in 1956, was later linked to the consumption of seafood from the Minamata Bay on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu, where Chisso dumped mercury compounds.