A Minamata city representative said it did not know if the film is faithfully based on true events or why the creator made the movie, noting that it is impossible for the municipality to decide if ...

“This is the first time that an incumbent minister has talked with people involved in the Minamata disease for such a long time,” Ito said. The previous gathering, which was held in the city ...

MINAMATA, Kumamoto -- Some 670 people attended a memorial ceremony for victims of Minamata disease held in this southwest Japan city on May 1, the 68th anniversary of the globally known mercury ...

The Kumamoto District Court has dismissed a damages lawsuit filed by 144 plaintiffs against the Japanese state and the prefectures where they lived plus Chisso Corp. over Minamata disease ...