First Japan rep elected to U.N. disability committee

First Japan rep elected to U.N. disability committee

Jun Ishikawa, seen in this undated photo, becomes the first Japanese independent expert to be elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on June 14, 2016. Ishikawa has been blind for over 40 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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