Emperor, empress visit Minamata city

MINAMATA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch juvenile flatfish they have released in Minamata in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2013, during a public event on sea resources. The imperial couple visited the city for the first time, where toxic industrial emissions caused the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease. (Kyodo)

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