However, Furukawa Mining acknowledged their fault only on the damages by copper but not by cadmium (the peasants did not complicate the issue by mentioning cadmium in order to reach a faster resolution.)
ただし、古河鉱業側は、銅の被害のみを認め、カドミウムについては認めなかった（農民側も、調停申請にはあえてカドミウム問題は提示せずに早期解決を目指したという理由もある）。