Memorial service held for Minamata disease victims

Memorial service held for Minamata disease victims

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prays during an annual memorial service for the victims of Minamata mercury-poisoning disease in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on May 1, 2010. Hatoyama is the first premier to take part in the event since the memorial service was launched in 1992.

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