Nippon Foundation head Sasakawa gets Rule of Law Award

Nippon Foundation head Sasakawa gets Rule of Law Award

OSAKA, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, is granted the Rule of Law Award from the International Bar Association, the world's largest group of lawyers, on Oct. 23, 2014, for his arduous effort to eradicate Hansen's disease from the world.

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