Minamata disease patients oppose release of Fukushima water into sea

Patients and supporters of those suffering from Minamata disease, a neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning, in southwestern Japan said Monday they oppose the government's plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea."We oppose and protest the decision, which completely refuses to learn from the lessons of Minamata disease and looks to repeat the same mistakes," members of a citizens' group supporting disease sufferers said in a statement issued at a press conference in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture.The disease, whi…READ FULL ARTICLE