Event Brief
Japan to begin Minamata disease survey this year
Filed: Apr 30, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
Summary: Japan plans to start a Minamata disease survey of residents along the Shiranui Sea coast as early as this year.
WHO: Japan
WHAT: Minamata disease survey of Shiranui Sea coast residents under a special law
WHEN: Apr 30, 2026 at 6:21 AM ET
WHERE: Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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