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■Table of Contents
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Definition & Situation in Japan
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WHO
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Literature (Various Writings)
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Achievements at Conferences, Workshops etc.
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Theme Related Links
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Newspaper Articles
■Definition & Situation in Japan
◆Leprosy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy
◆Leprosy in Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy_in_Japan
■WHO
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MATSUBARA Yoko
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YOSHIDA Sachie
■Literature (Various Writings)
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YOSHIDA Sachie March 31, 2012 "A Study of Policies Regarding Hansenz's Disease in Korea under Japanese Occupation: From the Foundation of the Sorokdo Charity Clinic to the Enactment of the Chosen-Rai-Yoborei"
Core Ethics 8:433-443
[PDF]
◆The Nippon Foundation October 11, 2011 "Implementing the Enhanced Strategy"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20111011_Implementing_the_Enhanced_Strategy.html
◆AWAZU Chikako October 3, 2011 "India President Pledges Support To Leprosy Community Petition Asks Help For Those Who Are Cured"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/current/India_President_Pledges_Support_To_Leprosy.html
◆The Nippon Foundation August 17, 2011 "Pygmy Aka Tribe In Dire Need of Food Leprosy Medication Is Second Priority Central African Republic Humanitarian Report"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/current/Pygmy_Aka_Tribe.html
◆The Nippon Foundation August 11, 2011 "Fighting Against the Forgotten Disease Leprosy in Malawi"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/current/Malawi_leprosy.html
◆The Nippon Foundation August 2, 2011 "Student Volunteers To Work In Leprosy Colony In India"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/current/India_Work_Camp.html
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YOSHIDA Sachie June 30, 2011 "Hansen's Disease Is Not Over Yet"
http://www.ritsumei-arsvi.org/en/news/read/id/144
◆The Nippon Foundation March 28, 2011 "Timor Leste Achieves Leprosy Elimination Target"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/2011/20110328.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 30, 2011 "Micro-enterprises Honored in India"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20110130_Micro_enterprises_Honored_in_India.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 25, 2011 "GLOBAL APPEAL 2011: Lesson from Beijing"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20110125_GLOBAL_APPEAL_2011.html
◆The Nippon Foundation December 24, 2010 "United Nations General Assembly Passes Resolution on Leprosy and Human Rights"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/20101224UNGeneralAssemblyLeprosy.html
◆The Nippon Foundation October 1, 2010 "Human Rights Council adopts resolution on ending leprosy-related discrimination"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20101001_Human_Rights_Council_adopts_resolution.html
◆TOMINAGA Natsuko February 9, 2010 "Nepal eliminates leprosy"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/current/20100208Nepaleliminatesleprosy.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 25, 2010 "GLOBAL APPEAL 2010: Business Speaks Up"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20100125_GLOBAL_APPEAL_2010.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 24, 2010 "India's network of people affected by leprosy holds regional meeting in Chennai"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20100124_network_of_people_affected_by_leprosy.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 12, 2010 "Media Alert: Leprosy Global Appeal to be held in Mumbai"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/20100121MediaAlert.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 6, 2010 "Media Fact Sheet: Leprosy"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/20100119MediaFactSheet.html
◆MIYASAKA Michio 2009 "AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS OF LEPROSY CONTROL POLICY IN JAPAN,"
http://www.clg.niigata-u.ac.jp/~miyasaka/hansen/leprosypolicy.html
◆The Nippon Foundation June 15, 2009 "ASEC-TNF Project: Toward a 'Caring Community'"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20090615_ASEC_TNF_Project.html
◆The Nippon Foundation April 24, 2009 "Program managers, partners meet in India and agree on new target for 2011-2015"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20090424_Program_managers.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 26, 2009 "Global Appeal 2009 : Global Appeal Returns to UK"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20090126_Global_Appeal_2009.html
◆David Tharp January 19, 2009 "Global Appeal 2009"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/20090119.html
◆The Nippon Foundation September 7, 2008 "Kolkata conference airs hopes and needs of people affected by leprosy"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20080907_Kolkata_conference.html
◆The Nippon Foundation June 18, 2008 "Human Rights: History Is Made in Geneva"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20080618_History_Is_Made_in_Geneva.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 28, 2008 "Global Appeal 2008: Third Appeal Launched from London"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20080128_Global_Appeal_2008.html
◆The Nippon Foundation December 31, 2007 "DR Congo Makes Headway"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/events/20071231DR_Congo_Makes_Headway.html
◆The Nippon Foundation July 13, 2007 "Leprosy: The Long Quest for a Cure"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/20070713LeprosyCure.html
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YOSHIDA Sachie January 2007 "Banging the Invisible Wall - When the Quarantine Can Be Abolished?: From the Field Work at the Hansen's Disease Ward" Bachelor's Thesis
◆James L. Huffman January 29, 2006 "Global Appeal Made in New Delhi"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/2006/brief_dtl/2006739/20067391.html
◆James L. Huffman January 24, 2006 "Global Appeal to end Stigma and Discrimination Against People Affected by Leprosy"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/2006/brief_dtl/2006738/20067381.html
◆James L. Huffman January 20, 2006 "The Delhi Declaration, December 19, 2005"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2006737/20067371.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 17, 2006 "Help Former Patients to Stand on Their Own Two Feet"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/work/2003/leprosy/2003615/20036151.html
◆James L. Huffman August 15, 2005 "Real Voices at the United Nations"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/2005/brief_dtl/2005722/20057221.html
◆James L. Huffman August 11, 2005 "U.N. Human Rights Sub-Commission Passes Leprosy Resolution"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/2005/brief_dtl/2005721/20057211.html
◆The Nippon Foundation August 16, 2004 "U.N. Sub-Commission on Human Rights Resolves to Study Leprosy and Human Rights"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2004666/20046662.html
◆James L. Huffman August 5, 2004 "UN Sub-Commission Support for Leprosy and Human Rights"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/media/news/2004/brief_dtl/2004665/20046651.html
◆The Nippon Foundation June 30, 2004 "Lord Buddha, by Mr. Kei Seki"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2004662/20046621.html
◆The Nippon Foundation April 6, 2004 ""I don't want charity ... I want my dignity.""
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2004644/20046441.html
◆The Nippon Foundation March 30, 2004 "Nippon Foundation Written Statement, Presented at the 60th UN Human Rights Commission"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/work/2004/20046461.html
◆The Nippon Foundation March 23, 2004 "Yang Qian Mei: HANDA's Help, Her Own Strength"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2004645/20046451.html
◆The Nippon Foundation February 23, 2004 "Mr. Feng Ke Teng: "Do Human Rights Apply to Everyone?""
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2004641/20046411.html
◆The Nippon Foundation February 18, 2004 "The Life of Praksam"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2004640/20046401.html
◆The Nippon Foundation April 16, 2003 "GAEL 2003: The Yangon Declaration"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2003599/20035991.html
◆The Nippon Foundation April 16, 2003 "The Leprosy Campaign in India"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/2003601/20036011.html
◆The Nippon Foundation February 6, 2003 "3rd GAEL Meeting Convenes in Yangon"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200317/2003171_n.html
◆The Nippon Foundation October 3, 2002 "Update: A Fight Being Won"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/work/2003/leprosy/200324/2003241.html
◆The Nippon Foundation August 23, 2002 "One Man's Story: Yasuji Hirasawa"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200318/2003181_n.html
◆The Nippon Foundation August 23, 2002 "The L-Word"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200319/2003191.html
◆The Nippon Foundation June 19, 2002 ""If India Fails, we all Have Failed.""
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200320/2003201.html
◆The Nippon Foundation June 3, 2002 "The Tokyo Declaration"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200321/2003211.html
◆The Nippon Foundation January 31, 2002 "Second Annual GAEL Meeting Held in Brasilia"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200322/2003221.html
◆The Nippon Foundation July 22, 2001 "The Day I Came Back to Life"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/leprosy/200323/2003231.html
◆The Nippon Foundation July 10, 2001 "Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation: Vehicle for Elimination"
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/work/2003/leprosy/200325/2003251.html
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MATSUBARA Yoko December 1998 "The Enactment of Japan's Sterilization Laws in the 1940s: A Prelude to Postwar Eugenic Policy,"
Historia Scientiarum, The History of Science Society of Japan, vol.8, no.2, pp.187-201.
[MS Word, in English]
◆TSUCHIYA Takashi 1997
"Eugenic Sterilizations in Japan and Recent Demands for Apology: A Report," Newsletter of the Network on Ethics and Intellectual Disability 3(1):1-4
◆T Lietman, T Porco, and S Blower December 1997 "Leprosy and Tuberculosis: The Epidemiological Consequences of Cross-immunity,"
American Journal of Public Health 87(12):1923-1927
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.87.12.1923
◆Delizia Flaccavento "Turkish Association for the Fight Against Leprosy"
http://photophilanthropy.org/gallery-posts/turkish-association-for-the-fight-against-leprosy/
■Achievements at Conferences, Workshops etc.
◆Open Seminar "Considering the Never-ending Issue of Leprosy: Movie Leprosy and Three Acts"(October 24, 2015)
http://www.ritsumei-arsvi.org/en/news/read/id/293
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YOSHIDA Sachie November 9, 2011 "A Consideration concerning the Process of Forming Policies on Hansen's Disease under Korean Sovereignty,"
Second Korea Japan Disability Studies Forum, Ritsumeikan University
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YOSHIDA Sachie July 9, 2011 "The Actual Situation of Korean Policy against Hansen's Disease: Shorokuto from under Japan's Governance to its Liberty,"
The International Program of the Global COE Program Ars Vivendi, Seoul Campus of Kyonggi University
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YOSHIDA Sachie November 27, 2010 "Transition of Hansen Disease Policies in Japan and South Korea since 1950s,"
Korea Japan Disability Studies Forum, Seoul, Korea
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YOSHIDA Sachie May 29, 2010 "Traps of the Hansen's Disease in History: What Turned How into That,"
The International Program of the Global COE Program Ars Vivendi, The International Research Exchange Meeting, Kyonggi University
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YOSHIDA Sachie March 2007 "Banging the Invisible Wall - When the Quarantine Can Be Abolished?: From the Field Work at the Hansen's Disease Ward" The 12th Convention of The Society for Ecological Anthropology, Fukuoka
■Theme Related Links
◆AIFO
http://www.aifo.it/english/gen/activities/activitylep.htm
◆Battling Leprosy Worldwide
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/worldwide/leprosy/world_of_leprosy.html
◆Bethany Colony Leprosy Association
http://bethanyleprosycolony.org/
◆Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
◆Drug Resistance in Leprosy: Reports from Selected Endemic Countries (WHO) (2009)
http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8426.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, September 1999 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/docstore/wer/pdf/1999/wer7438.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2004 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2005/en/wer8013.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2005 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2005/wer8034.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2006 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2006/wer8132.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2007 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2007/wer8225.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2007 (Additional)(WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2007/wer8244.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2008 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2008/wer8333.pdf
◆Global Leprosy Situation, 2009 (WHO)
http://www.who.int/wer/2009/wer8433.pdf
◆Hansen's Disease for the People (Japanese)
http://shimingakkai.com/
◆IDEA Leprosy and Human Rights
http://www.idealeprosydignity.org/
◆Infectious Disease Surveillance Center (IDSC)
http://idsc.nih.go.jp/index.html
◆ILEP (The International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations)
http://www.ilep.org.uk/
◆International Leprosy Association
http://www.leprosy-ila.org/do.php/HOME >