- 1950's - Japans pollution problems begin (mercury pollution)
- 1965 - The Itai-Itai disease breaks out in Japan becasue of pollution but didn't really hit until the 70's
- 1969 - Air pollution was so bad that oxygen was handed out in the streets; many people died of disease
- 1970 - Japan was ruled one of the world's most polluted countries
- 1973 - Major chemical company was blamed for the mercury infection of citizens
- 1989 - The emission of Greenhouse gasses blamed on Japan, United States, and the Soviet Union
- 2000 - Japan and other East Asian countries agree to regulate water pollution
- 2007 - Japan blames China for pollution in its country
- 2010 - Overall pollution has decreased since the restrictions in 1968, but the pollution is still affecting surrounding areas
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Development
The pollution began in the mid 1950's, they called it mercury pollution. In 1965 the Itai-Itai disease broke out because of pollution; but not until the 1990's did the real problems begin to occur due to the development of many auto-industries and oil companies.
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Good share, first time reading a article about this topic and development is very important for every nation. all most countries are developing day by day in this world.
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