Summary of Japan's Lessons on the Economy and the Environment: Our Pollution Experience Part 1 of 4

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This video provides a history of pollution in Japan, including the country's rapid economic growth in the late 1950s and early 1960s which led to increased production of harmful pollutants. This damage was made worse by the country's rapid economic growth in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The video also discusses the Minamata disease, a neurological condition caused by exposure to mercury, and the voluntary ban on seafood from the Bay that was requested in 1960.

• 00:00:00 This video records the effects of pollution on Japan, including damage to crops and health problems for residents. The country's emphasis on technology and rapid growth in the late 1950s and early 1960s led to increased production of harmful pollutants, which contributed to environmental degradation. This damage was made worse by the country's rapid economic growth in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
• 00:05:00 This video provides a history of the cause of Minamata disease, which was a neurological condition caused by exposure to mercury. The report submitted to the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 1957 stated that the underlying cause was organic mercury in seafood and the wastewater discharge from the factory. Patients continued to be found until 1960, when a voluntary ban on seafood from the Bay was requested.