Plaintiffs in Nagoya pollution case meet Kawaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs (L) from a court case over air pollution caused by factory smoke and exhaust in Nagoya visit Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) on Aug. 9 to ask for drastic improvement in air quality and assurances of no further pollution. The plaintiffs announced Aug. 6 that 10 companies, as part of a settlement, promised to compensate them, and the central government pledged to implement antipollution measures.

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