Dear All,
On 29 July there was an election for the
House of Councillors (upper house) and Higuchi Keiko,
a member of DPI and a leader of Japan Council
on Independent Living, was a candidate for the
proportional representation from the Democratic Party.
In 4/5 August 2001issue of Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun,
there were two articles on her failed campaign,
which I was a part of.
"Indifference greets disabled candidate"
http://www.asahi.com/english/weekend/K2001080500154.html
"Keiko Higuchi finally says 'ganbaru'"
http://www.asahi.com/english/weekend/K2001080500159.html
Both by MARIKO AKAMOTO, The Asahi Shimbun
Best regards.
NAGASE Osamu
Yokohama, Japan
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