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Beauty and the Beast has its roots in the tragic story of a man afflicted by rare medical condition and used to entertain royalty.

FEATURE: Minamata woman faces up to moms prejudice over pollution disease By Keiji Hirano, KYODO NEWS - 4 hours ago - 14:15 | Japan, All When Rie Koriyama read a highly acclaimed book during her college days on Minamata disease, a mercury-poisoning ailment that ravaged a small coastal city in southwest Japan, she was astounded that the mother she thought she knew so well could act with such callousness toward a...