The Open Research Center for Minamata Studies

Database of Archival Documents in the Open Research Center for Minamata Studies

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Archival Documents of the On-site Research Center for Minamata Studies in Minamata City

• The materials of the Shin-Nihon Chisso Labor UnionThis is the labor union of Chisso Corporation provided assistance for the victims of Minamata, despite being related to the company.

Archival Documents of the Open Research Center for Minamata Studies (Kumamoto Gakuen University)

• Materials of Minamata Disease Study GroupThe group was set up to help victims of Minamata to file lawsuits against Chisso Corporation and has taken a leading role in compiling “The Collection of Materials on the Minamata Disease Incident.”
• Nobuo Miyazawa’s MaterialsNobuo Miyazawa was a journalist who supported the victims of Minamata and through the course of his studies collected materials about the Minamata disease incident.
• Satoru Saishu’s MaterialsSatoru Saishu is a biologist and a sociologist, who joined the Shiranui Academic Investigation Team and pursued the history of fisheries in the Shiranui Sea, collecting materials related to this topic, including primary sources.