The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan court orders compensation to 26 unrecognized Minamata victimsNIIGATA, Japan - A Japanese district court on Thursday ordered a chemical maker to pay 4 million yen ($26,000) each to 26 unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease, while dismissing claims against the Japanese government.The Niigata District Court recognized that 26 of the 47 plaintiffs in the lawsuit, who were not eligible for relief payments under a special law that went into force in 2009, were victims of the disease…READ FULL ARTICLE