Minamata

E791861

city municipality

Minamata is a coastal Japanese city historically known for the devastating industrial mercury poisoning disaster that led to the identification of Minamata disease.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Minamata canonical	2
Minamata Bay	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
affectedBy	mercury contamination of marine life ⓘ public health crisis ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
governedBy	Mayor–council form of government ⓘ
hasAdministrativeStatus	city in Kumamoto Prefecture ⓘ
hasDesignation	Eco-town (environmental model city) ⓘ
hasEconomy	agriculture ⓘ environmental tourism ⓘ fishing ⓘ light manufacturing ⓘ
hasEvent	Minamata disease outbreak NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental cleanup and remediation projects ⓘ industrial wastewater mercury contamination ⓘ legal battles over pollution-related disease ⓘ
hasGeography	coastal plain and surrounding hills ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	postwar industrialization era pollution case ⓘ
hasLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
hasMemorial	Minamata Disease Municipal Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Minamata disease memorial monuments ⓘ
hasPolicy	environmental education programs ⓘ zero-waste initiatives ⓘ
hasPopulation	approximately 20,000–30,000 (early 21st century) ⓘ
hasTransport	rail connections within Kumamoto Prefecture ⓘ road access via regional highways ⓘ
industrialActivity	acetaldehyde production ⓘ chemical manufacturing ⓘ
influenced	development of environmental justice movements ⓘ global awareness of industrial pollution ⓘ mercury pollution regulations worldwide ⓘ
knownFor	Minamata disease NERFINISHED ⓘ environmental pollution case ⓘ environmental restoration efforts ⓘ industrial mercury poisoning disaster ⓘ
locatedBy	Shiranui Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn	west coast of Kyushu ⓘ
partOf	Kyushu region NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollutionSource	Chisso Corporation chemical factory NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	books and documentaries on pollution and human rights ⓘ environmental law reforms in Japan ⓘ international environmental agreements discussions ⓘ photographic documentation by W. Eugene Smith ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumamoto Prefecture → contains → Minamata ⓘ

Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan → pollutionMedium → Minamata ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minamata Bay

Minamata disease → namedAfter → Minamata ⓘ

Minamata disease → notableOutbreakLocation → Minamata ⓘ

this entity surface form: Minamata Bay