Bill to offer relief to Minamata patients passes lower house

Bill to offer relief to Minamata patients passes lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito bows after a plenary session of the House of Representatives passed a bill on June 3 to offer financial relief to as many as 20,000 people suffering from the Minamata mercury poisoning of the 1950s and 1960s under eased standards of recognition. The bill is expected to clear the House of Councillors and become law next week.

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