backgrounds
Japan became known as the worst ________ country in the 1960s
polluted
Minamata disease also known as
methylmercury poisoning
complaints about pollution were rising in
1969
what is the pollution diet
14 laws passed by Japan in 1970; they were meant to curb severe industrial pollution, diets to mitigate the negative health effects of air pollution through nutrition
Japan was the world's third largest
industrial power
Minamata disease comes from a factory producing what
vinyl
environmental policies
How many major court cases were there from individuals against major corporations for their pollution
four
economic growth
What kinds of products found in Minamata Bay displayed high levels of Hg contamination
marine products
protests fought against
rising pollutions
Initially weak, lacked jurisdiction over pollution sources - out in 1971
Environment Agency
With the expansion of industrial production complaints about this started in 1969
rising pollution
sensory disturbances, ataxia dysarthria, visual impairments, auditory impairments, and tremors
activism was based in ____ & ____
community and culture
Intentionally weak law(s), designed for public appeasment
1967 Basic Law
Japan had a GNP growth rate of __% compared to the US' 4.8%
14.8%
Physical lesions and swelling shown through autopsy on what part of the human body
the brain
victim advocacy
This diet was a dramatic and politically calculated response to electoral threats
The Pollution Diet