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unusual facts about Minamata, Kumamoto



Akita, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Akita, along with the towns of Kawachi, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Cornwall Legh

In 1915, she visited Kusatsu at the strong request of a Christian belonging to the Koenkai (Light and salt society), which had been established under the influence of Hannah Riddell who had established the Kaishun Hospital for leprosy patients in Kumamoto.

Four Big Pollution Diseases of Japan

The cause of this contamination in Minamata bay was then traced back to Chisso Corporation’s dumping of methylmercury into Minamata.

Hokubu, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Hokubu, along with the towns of Akita, Kawachi and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Jishūkan

After the successful financial reform of Kumamoto Han, Hosokawa Shigekata started a unique school in the Edo era; it was open to any class of people, if admission was recognized, not only in Kumamoto people but also in other countries, with scholarships.

John Embree

In 1935–36, as part of his doctoral thesis, he conducted field research in a rural area of Kumamoto on the southernmost Japanese island of Kyūshū.

Kawachi, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Kawachi, along with the towns of Akita, Hokubu and Tenmei (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Kikuchi Medical Prison

was a prison in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, where criminals with leprosy were imprisoned between 1953 and 1996.

Kumamoto 4th district

Sonoda's main challenger in 2012, Masayoshi Yagami, had become a Liberal Democrat (JNP→NFP→LDP) when he represented the neighbouring 5th district in the 1990s, but became an independent for his two terms as mayor of Sagara and his failed run for governor of Kumamoto in 2008.

Lawrence Schiller

Since then he has published eleven books, including W. Eugene Smith's Minamata and Norman Mailer's Marilyn.

Minamata: The Victims and Their World

It is the first in a series of independent documentaries that Tsuchimoto made of the mercury poisoning incident in Minamata, Japan.

Tenmei, Kumamoto

On February 1, 1991, Tenmei, along with the towns of Akita, Hokubu and Kawachi (all from Hōtaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Tomiai, Kumamoto

On October 6, 2008, Tomiai was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Tomishige Rihei

He took photographs of the novelist Natsume Sōseki, Hannah Riddell (who first built Kumamoto's first leprosy hospital), Nogi Maresuke (one of the most famous generals in Japan), Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (who learned photography under Tomishige), Viscount Kawakami Sōroku, Kodama Gentarō and Lafcadio Hearn (a writer).

Tsuwano, Shimane

-- Yes, really: "photographics" with an "s" on the end. --> the name since April 1, 2004 of what was previously the Tsuwano Documentary Photograph Gallery; this features photographs by and is named after Shisei Kuwabara, famous for his work in Minamata and Korea.

Ueki, Kumamoto

On March 23, 2010, Ueki, along with the town of Jōnan (from Shimomashiki District), was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories

The series is produced by ILCA and directed by Tomoya Takashima along with script writing by Hiromu Kumamoto and narrated by Kanji Tsuda.


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