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Minamata disease course at Kumamoto college marks 10th anniv.
KUMAMOTO/MINAMATA (Kyodo) -- A private college in Kumamoto Prefecture has contributed to passing lessons about Minamata disease down through the generations via a unique curriculum.
Re: Japan - Minamata disease course at Kumamoto college marks 10th anniv.
Environment minister apologizes to Minamata disease sufferers
MINAMATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Environment Minister Goshi Hosono on Sunday apologized for the time it is taking the government to resolve the issue of providing relief measures to uncertified sufferers of Minamata mercury poisoning disease caused by the release of tainted water into the sea decades ago.
Re: Japan - Minamata disease course at Kumamoto college marks 10th anniv.
July Deadline Set for Minamata Disease Relief Applications
Tokyo, Feb. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry said Friday that it will stop accepting state financial relief applications on July 31 from victims of Minamata disease, which was caused by mercury pollution.
Minamata deadline July 31 / Groups supporting sufferers of mercury poisoning criticize limit
The government has set July 31 as a deadline for unrecognized sufferers of Minamata mercury poisoning disease to apply for government redress under a special law.
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FOCUS: Mercury treaty should reflect lessons of Minamata disease
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- There is growing debate about how to reflect on the lessons learned from Minamata disease in the so-called Mercury Treaty, which is now being discussed with the aim to reduce the use and transfer of mercury in the world to prevent it from damaging the environment and public health.
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Court rules woman be posthumously certified as Minamata disease sufferer
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- The Fukuoka High Court required the Kumamoto prefectural government on Monday to certify a woman posthumously as a sufferer of Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, overturning a district court ruling that dismissed the case.
High Court Orders Local Govt to Recognize Minamata Disease Victim
Fukuoka, Feb. 27 (Jiji Press)--A high court on Monday ordered the Kumamoto Prefectural government to acknowledge the mother of an 80-year-old plaintiff as a sufferer of pollution-caused Minamata disease, judging that Japan's standard for certifying patients had not been properly managed.
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INTERVIEW: Japan to Strive to Inform Minamata Disease Relief Deadline
Tokyo, Feb. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will strive to publicize the July 31 deadline for state financial relief applications from victims of Minamata disease, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono has said.
