 | | (introductory text...) |
 | | I. The Nippon Chisso Company: Beginnings |
 | | II. The beginnings of the carbide organic chemical complex |
 | | III. Recovering from the defeat of the Second World War |
 | | IV. The discovery of Minamata disease and the difficulty in determining its cause |
 | | V. Social trauma and the fishermen's riot |
 | | VI. Counteraction and unconcern |
 | | VII. Rediscovery of the Minamata disease in Niigata |
 | | VIII. Government understandings, renegotiations, and interventions |
 | | IX. Taking the Minamata disease case to court and citizen support |
 | | X. In search of the Minamata disease |
 | | XI. Sit-down strike at Chisso Company Headquarters - Seeking direct negotiations |
 | | XII. The third Minamata disease and administrative-level perfidy |
 | | XIII. Minamata disease victims' movements and efforts at renewal |
 | | XIV. Conclusion |