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Osaka Court Recognizes 128 Plaintiffs as Minamata Disease Sufferers

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Osaka District Court recognized 128 plaintiffs rejected from a special Minamata disease relief program as sufferers of the disease. Ruling is the first for a series of similar lawsuits filed with the Tokyo, Niigata and Kumamoto district courts. A total of about 1,800 plaintiffs are involved in the lawsuits.

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Osaka Court Recognizes 128 Plaintiffs as Minamata Disease Sufferers

Osaka, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)—Osaka District Court on Wednesday recognized 128 plaintiffs rejected from a special Minamata disease relief program as sufferers of the disease, or mercury poisoning caused by polluted industrial wastewater.

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
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