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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Japan's court recognizes more victims of Minamata mercury poisoning and awards them compensation

 A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the central government, the Kumamoto prefecture and a chemical company to recognize more than 120 plaintiffs as patients of the decades-old Minamata mercury poisoning and pay compensation they have been denied because they developed symptoms after moving away from the region.

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