a patient suffering from Minamata disease with friend, Minamata, Japan.
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jeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3072 x 2048 px | 26 x 17.3 cm | 10.2 x 6.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Minamata, Kyushu, JapanMore information:
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Taisuke Mitarai, 69 years old (in wheelchair), a patient suffering from Minamata disease with friend Shiro Takakura (on right). Minimata disease was caused by the 1950's industrial release of methylmercury into Minamata bay, and the subsequent poisoning of residents who ate fish from the bay. Photographed in the 'Meisui-En' residential care facility, Minamata.
