Roofing tiles in 5 million houses may contain asbestos
_ Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.
"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan
For decades asbestos has been known to cause cancer in those who inhale its tiny fibers. That has triggered restrictions on its use and, ultimately, thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. and elsewhere. But in Japan, asbestos barely cracked the headlines over the years, let alone the court system. It was only last October that Tokyo finally banned asbestos in all but a handful of products -- 14 years
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KYODO'S COVERAGE OF THE SEPT. 11 ELECTION IS AVAILABLE BY SELECTING ELECTION2005 IN THE SPECIALS SECTION. Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million or 20 percent of houses in Japan are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday, a new discovery implying further threats to people's health.
190 new deaths linked to asbestos
A total of 190 people who had never engaged in producing materials containing asbestos have died of asbestos-linked illnesses, according to ministerial survey findings released Friday.
State to draft law on asbestos redress
The government will draft a law outlining compensation for victims of asbestos-related illnesses, including those who lived near asbestos-linked factories and the families of those who worked with the unburnable material, the Cabinet decided Friday.
"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan
Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. For decades asbestos has been known to cause cancer in those who inhale its tiny fibers. That has triggered restrictions on its use and, ultimately, thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Support for asbestos makes Canada an 'international pariah'
Tory MP Chuck Strahl's stunning announcement that he has cancer should be a wakeup call for the government to support a global ban on asbestos, says NDP's Pat Martin.
"An Environmental Time Bomb" In Japan
Tokyo ignored asbestos for years. Now it's paying the price
City tests air at razing site for asbestos
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) The municipal government here conducted an examination Thursday to measure how much asbestos enters the air when a building is demolished.
Ministry wants 3 times bigger anti-asbestos budget
_ The health ministry made a budgetary request Thursday of 1.6 billion yen for fiscal 2006 to cope with asbestos-related problems, three times larger than the initial budget for fiscal 2005.
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