Some Plaintiffs Recognized as Minamata Disease Patients

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Japanese - March 22, 2024 04:49 - 18 seconds - 689 KB
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A Japanese district court on Friday recognized 25 of 144 plaintiffs who were excluded from a 2009 special relief program for Minamata disease as patients of the disease caused by mercury-tainted industrial wastewater from a plant in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.