Major Japan Tutoring Firm Sorry for False Claim on Minamata Disease

Major Japan tutoring firm sorry for false claim on Minamata disease

A major Japanese tutoring company has recently apologized for inaccurately describing the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease as hereditary in its online study material, a description that drew strong public criticism. The false claim appeared in a video lesson for junior high school students from the firm's "Try IT" online service, which explained cases of infants developing the disease via mercury exposure through the placenta but wrongly calle…

In response to the issue of the online learning service "Try Tutoring," run by Try Group (Tokyo), distributing videos and texts that falsely stated that "Minamata disease is hereditary," the company issued an apology stating, "There is no evidence that Minamata disease is hereditary, and we apologize for the inaccurate statement, and would like to correct it."