NIIGATA—The Niigata District Court on April 18 ruled that 26 of 47 plaintiffs had Minamata disease and ordered chemical company Showa Denko KK, now Resonac Holdings Corp., to pay approximately ...

Niigata Minamata disease, often referred to as the “second Minamata disease,” was officially recognized in 1965, nine years after Minamata disease was first identified in Minamata, Kumamoto ...