noun
itai-itai disease; mass cadmium poisoning
Historical disease caused by cadmium poisoning from industrial waste in Toyama Prefecture, starting in the 1910s. The name comes from the severe pain it caused.
See also: 痛い
イタイイタイ病は四大公害病の一つです。
Itai-itai disease is one of the four major pollution-related diseases.
イタイイタイ病の原因はカドミウム汚染でした。
The cause of itai-itai disease was cadmium contamination.