As the 1950s become the 1960s, the truth of Chisso’s failure to address its problems comes out thanks to a new round of poisoning on the other side of Japan. The people of Minamata seek justice for themselves.
Don’t forget to check out Swords of Northshire!
Sources
Minamata Disease Museum – English Site, Japanese Site
George, Timothy S. Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan.
Almeida, Paul and Linda B. Stearns. “Political Opportunities and Local Grassroots Environmental Movements: The Case of Minamata.” Social Problems 45, No 1. (February, 1998).
Harada, Masazumi. “Environmental Contamination and Human Rights — Case of Minamata.” Industrial and Environmental Crisis Quarterly 8, No 2 (1994).
Images
Mutual Aid Society Protestors at the gates of a Chisso factory.
Participants in the 18 month sit in at Chisso HQ; so far as I know, this is the longest sit in in Japanese history.
Patients and family members of Minamata disease victims hold portraits of dead loved ones at a protest against Chisso.
The memorial at the Minamata Disease Museum today. The museum is run by the Mutual Aid Society and has excellent resources in Japanese and English.
