Awaji T, Tsukatani T
Faculty of Law, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Soc Sci Med. 1988;27(10):1053-9. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(88)90300-0.
The Japanese compensation system for pollution-related health damage, which resulted from experiences in the 1960s and 1970s with severe cases of environmental pollution, has recently come to a crisis. This article presents scientific evidence associated with the establishment of the system and analyzes the polluters' criticism of the system. The current controversy illustrates the difficulty of applying epidemiological methods to nonspecific health effects and demonstrates the strength of industrial resistance against environmental policy in Japan.
日本针对与污染相关的健康损害的赔偿制度，源于20世纪60年代和70年代严重环境污染事件的经历，最近陷入了危机。本文介绍了与该制度建立相关的科学证据，并分析了污染者对该制度的批评。当前的争议说明了将流行病学方法应用于非特异性健康影响的困难，并显示了日本工业界对环境政策的抵制力度。
