Japan's central government and Kumamoto Prefecture says they have appealed a lower court ruling that ordered them and a chemical company to compensate 128 unrecognized victims of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease.
MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture An annual memorial ceremony for Minamata disease victims here helped bridge a divide among tens of thousands of sufferers of mercury poisoning between those who were officially recognized and those who were not.
KUMAMOTO With the grandeur of Mount Aso in the background, around 20 cranes were erecting what will be a fortress-like building on a 21-hectare site in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, confirmed Friday that Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima visited TSMC headquarters in the Hsinchu Science Park on Thursday, calling it a "courtesy call."