Lower house adopts resolution over Minamata disease

Lower house adopts resolution over Minamata disease

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yuriko Koike speaks at the Diet on April 25 after the House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution vowing to prevent the recurrence of health problems caused by pollution ahead of the 50th anniversary of Minamata disease's official recognition on May 1.

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