Actress Keiko Takeshita named ambassador for product safety

Actress Keiko Takeshita named ambassador for product safety

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari (L), minister of economy, trade and industry, shakes hands with actress Keiko Takeshita at the ministry in Tokyo on May 19 after she was named the nation's first ambassador for product safety to help raise public awareness about the handling of consumer products to avoid fires and other hazards. According to government data, authorities registered 1,300 cases last year of deaths, fires and other incidents linked to the use of consumer products. (Kyodo)

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