Книга: 1959 in Japan: Manga of 1959, Gegege No Kitaro, Minamata Disease Compensation Agreements of 1959, Japanese Films of 1959, Typhoon Vera

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Manga of 1959, Gegege No Kitaro, Minamata Disease Compensation Agreements of 1959, Japanese Films of 1959, Typhoon Vera, Dr. Thrill, 1st Japan Record Awards, the Merchant of Venice, Song of the White Peacock, Akebono-San. Excerpt: The inaugural Japan Record Awards were held on December 27, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hiroshi Mizuhara won Grand Prix awards.Award winners item Best Vocalist: item Best New Artist (unofficial): Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Cinema of Japan Japan A list of films released in Japan in 1959.1959 Title: Director: Cast: Genre: Notes Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Main article: Minamata disease The Minamata disease compensation agreements of 1959 were agreed between the polluting Chisso company and representative groups of fishermen and Minamata disease patients who had been affected by mercury pollution. The agreements and their formation shared a number of common characteristics. They were formulated outside the legal system, by ad-hoc mediation committees specially established for the purpose. Members of the committees and the final agreements were weighted in favour of Chisso and all included punitive clauses that the groups could make no f...