27 ordered the central and Kumamoto prefectural governments, along with Chisso Corp., the chemical company at the center of the environmental catastrophe, to collectively pay compensation to all ...

The appeals were filed separately with the court on Oct. 10. Chisso Corp., the chemical manufacturer responsible for causing mercury poisoning by discharging industrial wastewater into Minamata ...

Attendees included Minamata disease patients, bereaved families of victims, Ministry of the Environment officials including Minister Shintaro Ito, and those connected to Chisso Corp., the Tokyo ...