Tsuru Chap 2

1. Tsuru Chap 2 Kogai and Three Copper Mines

2. Ashio Mine 1895

3. Industrial Pollution in Japan http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu35ie/uu35ie04.htm#chapter%20%20%201%20the%20ashio%20copper%20mine%20pollution%20case:%20the%20origins%20of%20environmental%20d • Chapter - 1 The Ashio Copper mine pollution case: The origins of environmental destruction • I. Technological modernization and the Ashio Copper MineII. Protests against mining poisons and governmental measuresIII. Mine operations in the Post Sino-Japanese War era and the stance of the governmentIV. Tanaka's attempt to appeal directly to the emperor and the poisoned water-collection pond planV. Shozo Tanaka takes up residence in Yanaka villageVI. The historical implications of the Ashio Copper-mine poisoning incidentsVII. Copper-poisoning issues and their aftermathVIII. Conclusions: Lessons for today from the Ashio Copper-mine poisonings

5. Damage Table 1.3. Condition of Ashio Area Mountains in 1893 (unit: cho = 2.45 acres)

6. The farmers' decision led Tanaka to request them to conduct a survey of the death-rate in the poisoned areas, especially in relation to the increased death-rate of newborn babies. He said that the copper mine was responsible for murder Demographic Study Table 1.4a. Census Results for 12 Villages in the Areas Affected by Copper Poisons in Tochigi and Ibaragi Prefectures (five years ending in November 1899)b Table 1.4b. Comparison of Birth/Death Rates for National Average,a Non- affected Areas,b and Affected AreasC

7. Table 1.4c. Comparison of Birth/Death Figures for Five Years Prior to and Succeeding the Incident in Kai-mura, Aso-gun, Tochigi-kena