FOCUS: 60 yrs on, campaigners still call for justice for Minamata patients

FOCUS: 60 yrs on, campaigners still call for justice for Minamata patients

Yuta Jitsukawa (2nd from R) attends a meeting of Minamata Forum at its Tokyo office on April 6, 2016. To mark the 60th anniversary of the official recognition of Minamata disease, the nonprofit organization plans to give a series of talks in early May in Tokyo, while holding the 25th Minamata Exhibition in the city of Kumamoto in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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