By HWANG CHUL/ Staff Writer
May 3, 2020 at 07:10 JST
Many residents developed asthma caused by air pollutants emitted from petrochemical complexes in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, shown here in August 1967. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
YOKKAICHI, Mie Prefecture--Residents here who have for decades suffered the stigma of having a disease named after their city are urging politicians to stop saying the “Wuhan virus” in the current pandemic. [Read More]
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