Death rate from rare cancer 9.5 times higher near plant
OSAKA (Kyodo) The risk of dying from mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer linked to asbestos, is 9.5 times higher than the national average among people who lived within 500 meters of a now-defunct Kubota Corp. asbestos plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, a professor said Saturday.
Asbestos fears deepen in Japan with reports of widespread household use
Health fears over asbestos deepened in Japan as a news report revealed that one in five houses uses roofing tiles containing the material.
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Millions of homes have asbestos roofing
OSAKA (Kyodo) Roofing tiles used in up to 5 million homes in Japan -- 20 percent of the total -- are believed to contain asbestos, tile makers said Saturday.
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.
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