Hansen's Disease and AIDS through symposiums and plays, and to contribute to the creation of a better society in which all people "live together" without discrimination or prejudice.

Outline of the event

[Date & Time.
February 3, 2018 (Saturday) *Free admission

Concert begins.
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Doors open at 12:30 p.m.)

Place】 【Place】Shibuya Ward Bunka Sogo Center Owada
Shibuya Ward Cultural Center Owada "Sakura Hall
23-21 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Organizers: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Ministry of Justice, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, National Federation of Consultative Assemblies of Civil Liberties Commissioners

Co-sponsors
Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, Tokyo Federation of Human Rights Defenders, National Leprosy sanatorium Council of Inmates, Nationwide Council of Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit for Compensation for the Unconstitutional Treatment of Former Leprosy Patients by the Government, Nationwide Defense Counsel Liaison Committee in the Lawsuit for Compensation for the Unconstitutional Treatment of Former Leprosy Patients by the Government, Tokyo Bar Association, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association, Daini Tokyo Bar Association, HIV Human Rights Network Okinawa (in no particular order)

Supported by.
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education, Shibuya Ward Board of Education, Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, Naha City Board of Education, The Asahi Shimbun Company, The Yomiuri Shimbun Company, The Mainichi Newspapers, Nikkei Newspapers, Sankei Shimbun Company, NHK, TBS TV Corporation, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV Corporation, Japan Dermatological Society, Japanese Leprosy Association, Hansen's Disease Association for the People, AIDS Prevention Foundation, The Nippon Foundation, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for Human Rights Enlightenment (in no particular order)

For inquiries, please contact
Symposium on Issues Related to Leprosy Secretariat (in the Nippon Foundation)
TEL: 03-6229-5487 FAX: 03-6229-5160
E-mail: hansen-tokyo@ps.nippon-foundation.or.jp
Hours: Weekdays 10:00-17:00 (except 12:00-13:00)

Sign language interpretation and transcription available.
Admission is limited to about 600 people, no reservation required.
For groups (10 or more people), please inquire in advance.

program

Moderator: Tokyo Metropolitan Josui High School Broadcasting Department

(1) Opening
Otsuma Nakano Junior and Senior High School Choir Club

(2) Greetings from the organizer representative (*To be determined)
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare/Ministry of Justice/Tokyo Metropolitan Government

(3) Panel discussion
●Coordinator
Mr. Kazuhisa Kuroo (Curatorial Director The National Hansen's Disease Museum)

●Panelists
Mr. Kazuo Mori (Chairman of the National Association Leprosy sanatorium Residents)
Mr. Shunpei Ishiyama (Vice Chairman All-Japan Liaison Committee of the Former Leprosy Sanatoria Resident Plaintiffs (Chairman of Aoba Association))
Mr. Yoshikazu Sakai (Secretary General Hansen's Disease Citizens' Association)
Mr. Kazunobu Ayukawa (attorney, member of the Tokyo Three Bar Association Issues related to leprosy Council)
Mr. Sora Sakai (2nd year student, Faculty of Social Welfare, Japan University of Social Work)

(4) Drama
“Open the door of light” / A moving performance performed by Okinawan children

(5) Finale
Big chorus/“The only flower in the world”
Let's all attend and sing together!

venue

Shibuya City Cultural Center Owada "Sakura Hall"
23-21 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031

<Transportation>
◎Train
5 minutes walk from Shibuya Station

◎Bus
Owada Shuttle Bus (Hachiko Exit - Cultural Center Owada)
Hachiko Bus (Yuyake Koyake Route)
*For both, take the bus from Shibuya Station Hachiko Exit and get off at the next bus stop, Bunka Sogo Center Owada.

◎Car
Cultural Center Owada does not have its own parking lot.
If you are arriving by car, please use the public coin parking lots nearby.