"sympathy money" and the agreement included a clause that, "even if in the future it is determined that the cause of minamata disease is the factory's wastewater, will make absolutely no further demands for compensation", along with an extra clause that, "if in the future it is determined that the cause of minamata disease is not the factory's wastewater, the company shall end payments at the end of that month." the final agreement was accepted by both sides on 29 december 1959. notes george, p. 72 - table 3 george, p. 53 george, pp. 76–81 george, pp. 81–101 ui, chapter 4 - section v george, pp. 102–113 kawamura, hiroki (2018). "the relation between law and technology in japan: liability for technology-related mass damage in the cases of minamata disease, asbestos, and the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster". contemporary japan. 30 (1): 3–27. doi:10.1080/18692729.2018.1423459. s2cid 159882741.