A Minamata city representative said it did not know if the film is faithfully based on true events or why the creator made the movie, noting that it is impossible for the municipality to decide if ...

MINAMATA, Kumamoto -- Some 670 people attended a memorial ceremony for victims of Minamata disease held in this southwest Japan city on May 1, the 68th anniversary of the globally known mercury ...

MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Manga artist and native son Hisashi Eguchi reckons his new gig as this city’s first tourism ambassador is to help the good citizens of Minamata overcome their ...