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Japan’s Environment Ministry reports rate of asbestos-related mesothelioma 14 times higher in Amagasaki than national average Japan’s Environment Ministry reported on Monday that residents of Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture who lived there between the 1950s and the 1970s suffered a rate of mesothelioma–a rare cancer caused by asbestos–14 times higher than Japan’s  national average. […]