noun
Niigata Minamata disease
Refers to the methylmercury poisoning outbreak in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, caused by industrial pollution, analogous to the original Minamata disease in Kumamoto. Used in medical, environmental, and historical contexts.
See also: 水俣病
第二水俣病は新潟県で発生した公害病です。
Niigata Minamata disease is a pollution-related illness that occurred in Niigata Prefecture.
水俣病 refers to the original Minamata disease in Kumamoto, while 第二水俣病 specifically denotes the Niigata outbreak.
Compound of 第二 (second) + 水俣病 (Minamata disease), named as the second major outbreak of methylmercury poisoning in Japan, following the original Minamata disease.