THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 27, 2025 at 17:57 JST
Victims and environmental group members attend the trial at the district court in Vicenza on June 26. (Kosuke So)
VICENZA, Italy—Eleven individuals, including three Japanese nationals, were sentenced to prison here over chemical pollution caused by a former Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary that contaminated groundwater and rivers, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. [Read More]
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