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 ...

There were 2,284 certified patients of Minamata disease in Kumamoto Prefecture and neighboring Kagoshima Prefecture as of the ...

The neurological syndrome was caused by wastewater containing methylmercury released into the sea from the chemical manufacturer Chisso Corp.’s factory in Minamata. As the toxic chemical ...