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Let's Think About ASBESTOS!
English site:Updated on August 17, 2005
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During the past decades, Japan has been a leading consumer country of Asbestos, but very few people have known the fact. The misconception planted in the society has concealed the magnitude of this issue, while numerous hidden victims have been produced. Considering such a situation in Japan, this site was opened on 23 Feb. 1997 in Japanese. (The English site was uploaded in Aug. 2004.)
93 workers and 3 residents: the issue of asbestos victims and Kubota Corp.
On June 30, 2005, Osaka-based major machinery maker, Kubota Corp. said 93 workers (included frequent visitors) had/have asbestos-related diseases (1978-2004), 73 died and 18 are now under treatment, and the company had decided to release informations on asbestos on the view of responsibility as a company which had been producing asbestos-products.
The company also decided to pay consolation money to three mesothelioma patients who lived close to the company's facility (200,000 yen per each patient) and it is considering paying money to bereaved families of two other patients.
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From the "Controlled-Use" of ASBESTOS to the Ban on Main ASBESTOS Products / The process in JAPAN: June 2002 - Oct. 2004 (FULL PAPER) |
The Process | Jun. 23, 2005 |
| From the "Controlled-Use" of ASBESTOS to the Ban on Main ASBESTOS Products / The process in JAPAN: June 2002 - Oct. 2004 (PRESENTATION) | The Process | Nov 22, 2004 |
| From the "Controlled-Use" of ASBESTOS to the Ban on Main ASBESTOS Products / The process in JAPAN: June 2002 - Oct. 2004 (ABSTRUCT) | The Process | June 30, 2004 |
| Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Japanese Public Hearings on a New Regulation Regarding the Use of Chrysotile Asbestos Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2003--Executive Summary-- | Hearings From Foreign Parties | Nov 22, 2004 |
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE CANADIAN APPROACH TO THE USE OF ASBESTOS /Dear Minister Sakaguchi...... | Hearings From Foreign Parties | Nov 22, 2004 |
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