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A Japanese district court on Thursday ordered a chemical maker to pay 4 million yen each to 26 unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, while dismissing claims against the Japanese government. The Niigata District Court recognized that 26 of the 47 plaintiffs in the lawsuit, who were not eligible…
The Kumamoto District Court has dismissed a damages lawsuit filed by 144 plaintiffs against the Japanese state and the prefectures where they lived pl
A Japanese couple affected by the mercury-caused Minamata Disease has called on more countries to get involved in the global fight against water pollution due to the substance under a 2013 international convention.
A Japanese couple affected by the mercury-caused Minamata Disease has called on more countries to get involved in the global fight against water pollution due to the substance under a 2013 international convention. Hideki and Suemi Sato said they hoped people in the world will know more about the danger…
OSAKA--The central government and Kumamoto Prefecture both appealed an Osaka District Court ruling that expanded the definition of Minamata disease victims beyond the state’s standards and ordered compensation to be paid to plaintiffs.