By KENJI IMAMURA/ Staff Writer
May 25, 2023 at 07:00 JST
Iri and Toshi Maruki, the creators of the sweeping artwork “Minamata no Zu” (The Minamata Mural) (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
MINAMATA, Kumamoto Prefecture--A deteriorating cloth artwork depicting a Minamata mercury poisoning victim for a traveling one-man stage performance has been restored and preserved for future generations. [Read More]
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