Ibaraki begins accepting applications for poison gas redress

Ibaraki begins accepting applications for poison gas redress

KAMISU, Japan - A resident (R) of Kamisu town in Ibaraki Prefecture, one of 30 locals to have suffered from arsenic poisoning after drinking water from local wells, applies for a state package June 30 to cover medical costs related to health problems believed caused by poison gas abandoned by Japan's former military at the end of World War II. (Kyodo)

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