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The Diet enacted legislation Wednesday offering financial relief to Minamata disease patients who have remained unrecognized as victims of one of the country's worst cases… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Wed, Jul 08 2009

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08 Jul 09 visit New Minamata relief law enacted  »  Japan Times The Diet enacted a new law Wednesday that expands relief to victims of Minamata disease by loosening the redress requirements for one of the worst industrial pollution cases in Japanese history. The legislation, one of the key bills Prime Minister Taro...
02 Jul 09 visit Diet to pass Minamata redress boost  »  Japan Times
The Diet is set to enact new legislation offering financial relief to more victims of Minamata mercury-poisoning in the 1950s and '60s by easing standards of recognition of the disease. The Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling coalition and the...
02 Jul 09 visit 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…
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03 Jul 09 visit 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...

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