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A brief explanation of

Nishiyodogawa Pollution &

Nishiyodogawa pollution

lawsuit

July 29, 2019

Center for the Redevelopment of

Pollution-damaged Areas

（The Aozora Foundation）

Mr.Kimio YAMAGISHI & Toshiyuki UEDA

Facilitator: Tomoko KURIMOTO

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About Aozora Foundation( i.e. Blue Sky Foundation)

☺Date of Birth (establishment)

Sep.11, 1996

☺Established by using part of the settlement

money won from the lawsuit against polluters

☺Official Name

Center for the Redevelopment of

Pollution damaged Areas

(under Cabinet Office jurisdiction)

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Mr.YAMAGISHI,Kimio Mr.UEDA,Toshiyuki

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North Korea

South Korea

Japan

Osaka cityNishiyodogwa Ward

Location of Nishiyodogawa Ward, Osaka

Nishiyodogwa Ward

Route 2Osaka city

Nishinomiya city

Amagasaki city

Meishin Expressway

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“Pacific ocean belt map common”. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Osaka,Nishiyodogawa

In 1960 the Japanese government formulated the

National Income Doubling Plan, as a result of that

the Pacific coast area was industrialized.

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◆This smoke exhaust

from the factories

sometimes stopped

trains

◆The red smoke is

exhaust from the steel

manufactures

Sky above Nishiyodogawa in 1960’S

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写真から考える

淀川堤防から西淀川、尼崎を望む 1967（昭和42）年ごろの写真

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1972 "Japan Archipelago Remodeling Plan"

In order to decentralize industrial concentration in the Pacific Belt

Zone, highway networks were deployed. As a result, pollution spread

throughout the country.

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The First Pollution Victim Collective Action Day(6-7 June 1976)

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The Pollution Diet of 1970

(The Basic Act for Environmental Pollution Control and 15 other laws

for environmental pollution control were passed at once)

In 1973 the Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation Law was

established.

Air pollution

throughout thee so-called

“Pacific Ocean Belt”

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Nishiyodogawa Pollution LawsuitFrom 1978 to 1998

Air pollution caused by smoke exhaust from factories and automobiles

◆Plaintiffs: in total 726◆Defendant: National Government, Hanshin Expressway

public cooperation, 10 factories

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One million signatures

Clean Air and a Blue Sky for our Children

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Nishiyodogawa Regeneration Planby pollution victims

Before the judicial decision at the first district court

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Key points of reconciliation indicated in the Nishiyodogawa Regeneration Plan

① To recognize their responsibility to have caused the pollution and to apologize

② To make compensation for the damage caused

③ Restoration of health for people

④ Comprehensive countermeasures for pollution

⑤ Regeneration of the area

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Results of Nishiyodogawa pollution

lawsuit

Winning a lawsuit

FactoriesHave liability for their smoke exhaust

• provide funds for regeneration (Aozora foundation was established with this fund)

National GovernmentHas liability in road management

agreed that health damage is caused by mote vehicle exhaust gas

As a result they;

• Reduced the number of traffic lanes on Route 43

• Held Consultation meetings with pollution victims on road policy

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What is needed to redevelop pollution-devasted areas?

Create a partnership

Can build a sustainable society with no pollution

Confirm the current situation

Pollution

Global warming

Government

Citizens Companies

To know causes and the measures of pollution and global warming.

Collaborative relationship between government, companies and citizens.

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Meeting of Road Liaison Committee

Environmental measures in Nishiyodogawafollowing the settlement

Meeting of road liaison committee Nishiyodogawa Road Environment Measures Liaison Committee

formed; plaintiffs, national government, and Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation meet to deliberate on pollution measures.

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Meeting of Road Liaison Committee“Environmental Road Pricing”

Route 43

Traffic Jam

Hanshin Expressway No 3 Kobe Route

30%

OFF

Hanshin Expressway No 5 Coast Route

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PM2.5

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

environmental standard(Japan)

Owada(R43)

Sin-Tsukuda(R2)

Utajima-bashi(R2)

Dekijima(R43)

Annual average

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The Aozora Foundation From Now On

◆ To be held in high esteem by local residents

◆ To have more companies to work with

◆ To attain sustainable society

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together for a

blue sky for

our children

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