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 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 ...

poisoning shellfish and fish eaten by the people of Minamata City. In other words, more than half a century has gone by since the story of corporate mercury-poisoning of a population played out on ...