Victims mourned 69 years after Minamata disease recognition

Victims mourned 69 years after Minamata disease recognition

There were 2,284 certified patients of Minamata disease in Kumamoto Prefecture and neighboring Kagoshima Prefecture as of the end of March.

Environment Minister Meets Minamata Patients Groups on 69th Anniversary of 1st Official Recognition of Sufferer

MINAMATA, Kumamoto — As Thursday marked the 69th year since the first official recognition of Minamata disease, Environment Minister Keiichiro Asao met Thursday morning with an association of undiagnosed patients of the disease and another sufferers group in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture.