The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday to offer financial relief to as many as 20,000 people suffering from Minamata mercury poisoning in the… ...full story at Japan Today
from Japan Today on Fri, Jul 03 2009
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National › Relief to be offered to Minamata disease patients » Japan Today New legislation is set to be enacted to offer financial relief to people suffering from Minamata mercury-poisoning in the 1950s and 1960s by easing current… |
| 03 Jul 09 |
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New Minamata redress bill swiftly clears Lower House » Japan Times A new law offering relief to Minamata disease patients cleared the Lower House Friday, a day after the ruling and opposition camps officially agreed to loosen the eligibility requirements for patients seeking compensation. The bill broadens the scope... |
| 06 Jul 09 |
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Relief for Minamata victims » Japan Times The Upper House is likely to enact a bill that will offer financial relief to more sufferers of Minamata disease. It is expected to cover about 20,000 of some 30,000 people, mainly in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, who are seeking recognition as... |
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Temp relief bill heads to Upper House » Japan Times A bill to offer relief to temporary workers cleared the House of Representatives on Thursday and is likely to become law before March 31, the end of fiscal 2008 and a day on which a large number of workers are expected to lose their jobs. The bill was... |
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Politics › Ruling parties work out bill to help unrecognized Minamata sufferers » Japan Today A taskforce set up by the ruling parties has outlined a bill to help unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, stipulating that "people who… |
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