Japanese scholarship founder Tamai honored in U.S.

Japanese scholarship founder Tamai honored in U.S.

Photo shows Yoshiomi Tamai, president of the Ashinaga foundation that provides financial support for orphaned children to help them access higher education. Tamai received this year's Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal on Oct. 18, 2015, in the suburbs of New York. The award, named after the former U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is given to those who have made a significant contribution in such fields as education and other humanitarian concerns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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    Yoshiomi Tamai shows in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2015, the U.S. Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal awarded for his significant contribution to education. Tamai is the founder of a Japanese nonprofit organization, called "Ashinaga Ikueikai" (literally Daddy-Long-Legs Scholarship Society), providing educational funding and psychological support to impoverished children such as those without one or both parents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo