Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease Volume 25

by Michiko Ishimure

In the early 1950s, numerous cases of organic mercury poisoning were discovered in the fishing villages around Minamata, Japan. Yet for decades after, victims of what is now known as Minamata disease suffered neglect, discrimination, and ostracism by Minamata residents, local government, labor unions, Minamata disease certification committees, and fishers' cooperatives. Fifty years later, renewed efforts began to conserve the environment and reconcile...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929280254
• ISBN13: 9781929280254
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: U of M Center for Japanese Studies
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"