Question

In this country, the author of The One Straw Revolution developed the “natural farming” ethos of using no chemicals. A disease translated as “it hurts” spread (15[1])in this country (15[2])due to (15[1])cadmium-poisoned drinking water. A scorpion-like (15[1])robot was developed by TEPCO to explore a site in this country that began releasing ALPS-treated water into the sea in 2023. In this country, the Chisso Corporation caused a (*) “dancing cat” disease named for the bay into which methylmercury-laced wastewater was dumped. A 1997 UN agreement adopted in this country aimed to reduce human-made (10[1])carbon dioxide emissions. Leaders of this country have on several occasions publicly eaten seafood to dissuade fears of lingering radiation following a 2011 tsunami. For 10 points, name this country still haunted by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. ■END■

ANSWER: Japan [or Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku] (The Itai-itai disease was caused by cadmium poisoning in Toyama Prefecture. The “dancing cat” disease is Minamata disease. The 1992 agreement was the Kyoto Protocol.)
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Franklin WuToronto Chestnut Rice and KamehamehaToronto Metropolitan A2515
Ben WismathToronto BToronto Disband the Club 2k242815
Micah ColmanWaterloo BasicOttawa Absolomabsolomabsolom2815
Tony ChenToronto AWaterloo Aspidistra3015
Halee CareyMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidiiCarleton A3515
Nick EdwardsMcGill AWaterloo Cloze9010

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