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Apr 15, 2019 · The Magnum photographer made his last photo essay about industrial mercury poisoning in the Japanese city of Minamata, helping to bring justice and visibility to the victims. Takako Isayama, a 12-year-old fetal (congenital) victim of the Minamata disease, with her mother. Minamata. Japan. 1972.
The first exhibition of his photographs of Minamata was held in the Fuji Photo Salon in Tokyo in 1962, and the first of his book-length anthologies, Minamata Disease, was published in Japan in 1965. He has returned to Minamata many times since.
Dec 5, 2022 · Minamata disease refers to a tragic event where people in the coastal community of Minamata Bay, Japan, developed severe neurological disorders following exposure to methylmercury.
Dec 21, 2021 · In Photos: Some of the 200K Minamata disease images set for collective management in Japan. Image 4 of 5. December 21, 2021. Fish contaminated with mercury that were caught in Minamata Bay...
Minamata disease was caused by eating large quantities of fish and shellfish polluted by methyl mercury discharged into Minamata Bay. Minamata disease is not a contagious or genetically transmitted disease.
Gallery. Minamata Disease Museum / Soshisha. 34 Fukuro, Minamata city, Kumamoto pref, 867-0035, Japan. Contact us. info@soshisha.org. TEL: (+81) 0966-63-5800. Open: 9:00 - 17:00 (public holiday and Sunday 10:00 - 16:00) Closed: Saturday.