People affected by the Kanemi oil poisoning that struck western Japan held a meeting in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on the 31st and brought a written request for dialogue with Kaneka, which manufactured the causative substance PCB, but the company did not accept it. The victims stressed the significance of continuing to speak out.
People affected by the Kanemi oil poisoning, a food pollution incident that occurred across western Japan in 1968, held a meeting in Takasago and expressed their intention to seek dialogue. Certified patient Watanabe Michiko (渡部 道子) submitted a written request directly calling for a confrontation.
Kaneka, which refused to accept it, did not disclose how it would respond, while the victims stressed the significance of continuing to speak out.