But unlike the United States and the European Union, Japan
has not unilaterally banned exports of mercury, widely used in
small-scale gold mining in developing economies such as Indonesia and
linked to environmental and health risks. That was largely due to
worries over storage.
“Our top priority is to make and change laws so that we can
comply with the treaty,” said Shuji Tamura, head of chemical substance
control at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/28/national/corporate-blowback-builds-minamata-treaty/#.U_8HMWMfRuk
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