Minamata exhibition to be held in Kumamoto

An exhibition on the 60-year history of Minamata disease will open soon in the city of Kumamoto, at a time when the mercury-poisoning disease has drawn attention worldwide since an international treaty to prevent mercury pollution entered into force in August.The Minamata Disease Exhibition from Nov. 16 to Dec. 10 will showcase Minamata-related items, including contaminated sludge collected at the bottom of Minamata Bay and a collection of photographs portraying the struggles of the victims of the worst pollution-triggered disease in postwar Japan.Minamata disease first came to light when a…READ FULL ARTICLE