March 18, 2010

Gov`t to accept settlement for Minamata disease suit: Hatoyama+

TOKYO, March 18 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday he has decided to accept a court-brokered settlement plan for a damages suit filed by unrecognized sufferers of Minamata mercury poisoning disease. ''When I think of the feelings of those who have suffered badly from Minamata disease for a long time, I would like to accept the Kumamoto District Court's settlement plan to achieve full relief for them,'' Hatoyama told reporters at his office in the ...

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