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New Court Ruling for Minamata Disease Victims
- https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15015862
- https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15016119

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EDITORIAL: All Minamata victims should receive relief as new ruling shows | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The latest court ruling on a legal case concerning the government’s relief program for Minamata disease patients challenges the fundamental integrity of the relief system and unequivocally underscores its inadequacy.

The Asahi Shimbun

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bs2 Sep 29, 2023

> Presiding Judge Yuki Tatsuno ordered that ¥2.75 million in damages be paid to each of the 128 people who sued the central government, the prefectural government of Kumamoto and chemical maker Chisso, which caused the pollution.
- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/27/japan/crime-legal/minamata-disease-osaka-ruling/
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Court recognizes 128 plaintiffs as Minamata disease sufferers

Presiding Judge Yuki Tatsuno ordered that ¥2.75 million in damages be paid to each of the 128 people who sued the central government.

The Japan Times

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Brian Small Sep 29, 2023

.> The Supreme Court on Friday held the state responsible for the spread of Minamata disease after January 1960..> The ruling brought to a close the only Minamata disease-related lawsuit that had sought to establish government responsibility over the outbreak of the mercury-poisoning disease..> It marked the first judgment by the top court on government responsibility in preventing the outbreak and spread of the disease, which killed hundreds of people, disabled thousands and produced birth defects in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, and surrounding areas. - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/10/16/national/top-court-holds-state-to-account-for-minamata/

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Top court holds state to account for Minamata

The Supreme Court on Friday held the state responsible for the spread of Minamata disease after January 1960.

The Japan Times