By KENJI IMAMURA/ Staff Writer
May 2, 2023 at 19:04 JST
Akito Tsukada, an elementary school sixth-grader, gives a speech at the memorial ceremony for Minamata disease victims in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on May 1. (Kengo Hiyoshi)
MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--An annual memorial ceremony for Minamata disease victims here helped bridge a divide among sufferers of mercury poisoning between those who were officially recognized and those who were not. [Read More]
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