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Japanese lawmaker with severe disabilities

Japanese upper house lawmaker and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sufferer Yasuhiko Funago of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2019, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disabled lawmaker at Japan parliament session

Yasuhiko Funago, a Japanese lawmaker with severe motor neuron disease ALS, asks a question during a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2019, using a computer-linked speech synthesizer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disabled lawmaker at Japan parliament session

Yasuhiko Funago, a Japanese lawmaker with severe motor neuron disease ALS, asks a questions during a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2019, using a computer-linked speech synthesizer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disabled lawmaker at Japan parliament session

Yasuhiko Funago, a Japanese lawmaker with severe motor neuron disease ALS, asks a question during a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2019, using a computer-linked speech synthesizer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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74th anniv. of Japan's surrender in WWII

Assisted by a helper, Japanese lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago attends a memorial ceremony held at Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2019, to mark the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Funago, an ALS sufferer, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with severe disabilities

Recently elected Japanese upper house member Yasuhiko Funago, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sufferer, attends a session of the House of Councillors Committee on Education, Culture and Science in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with severe disabilities

Recently elected Japanese upper house member Yasuhiko Funago, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sufferer, attends a session of the House of Councillors Committee on Education, Culture and Science in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with severe disabilities

Recently elected Japanese upper house member Yasuhiko Funago, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sufferer, heads to a session of the House of Councillors Committee on Education, Culture and Science in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmakers with disabilities

Actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto, founder of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi group, now a political party, speaks at a press conference at the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019. The party's two lawmakers with severe physical disabilities, Yasuhiko Funago (L) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Eiko Kimura (R) with cerebral palsy, who won seats in the July 21 upper house election, attended an extraordinary Diet session the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmakers with disabilities

Two newly elected lawmakers with severe physical disabilities, Yasuhiko Funago (2nd from R in back row) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Eiko Kimura (4th from R in back row) with cerebral palsy, instruct their aides to raise hands for their affirmative votes during an extraordinary Diet session in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019. The two ran in the July 21 upper house election as candidates for the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi group, now a political party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmakers with disabilities

Actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto (C), founder of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi group, now a political party, holds a press conference in the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019. He is with the party's two lawmakers who have severe physical disabilities and won seats in the July 21 upper house election -- Yasuhiko Funago (L) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Eiko Kimura (R) with cerebral palsy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmakers with disabilities

Newly elected lawmakers with severe physical disabilities, Yasuhiko Funago (R) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Eiko Kimura with cerebral palsy, enter the parliament's upper house chamber in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago and Kimura, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won seats in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmakers with disabilities

Newly elected lawmakers with severe physical disabilities, Yasuhiko Funago (R) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Eiko Kimura with cerebral palsy, enter the parliament's upper house chamber in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago and Kimura, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won seats in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, enters the parliament's upper house chamber in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is pictured in the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, before attending an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, watches on as his aide presses a button on the attendance board at the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, before entering an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is helped to enter the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is helped to enter the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at the parliament building in Tokyo with his assistant (L) on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at the parliament building in Tokyo with his assistant (L) on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese lawmaker with disabilities

Newly elected lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, a sufferer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is surrounded by journalists as he arrives at the parliament building in Tokyo with his assistant (L) on Aug. 1, 2019, to attend an extraordinary Diet session. Funago, of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, won a seat in the July 21 upper house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Newly elected lawmakers with severe physical disabilities

Combined photo shows amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient Yasuhiko Funago (L) and cerebral palsy sufferer Eiko Kimura, both of whom won seats in the July 21, 2019 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Yasuhiko Funago (front C), an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient and candidate for the newly created political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, receives a certificate of election at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo on July 26, 2019. He won a seat through proportional representation in the July 21 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lawmaker with physical disabilities

Yasuhiko Funago, who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for almost 20 years, is pictured at his home in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 20, 2019. Funago won a seat in the July 21 House of Councillors election as actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto's Reiwa Shinsengumi group made a strong showing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Yasuhiko Funago, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient and candidate for the newly created political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, is pictured at a hotel in Tokyo on July 21, 2019, after winning a seat through proportional representation in the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Yasuhiko Funago, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient and candidate for newly created political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, is pictured at a hotel in Tokyo on July 21, 2019, after winning a seat through proportional representation in the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Yasuhiko Funago, an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient and candidate for newly created political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, holds a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 21, 2019, after winning a seat through proportional representation in the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upper house election

Taro Yamamoto (R), leader of newly created political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, smiles at a hotel in Tokyo on July 21, 2019, after his party's candidate and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient Yasuhiko Funago (L) wins a seat through proportional representation in the House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ALS-suffering lawmaker at Olympic museum

Yasuhiko Funago, a Japanese lawmaker with severe motor neuron disease ALS, poses for a photo at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ALS-suffering lawmaker at Olympic museum

Yasuhiko Funago, a Japanese lawmaker with severe motor neuron disease ALS, poses for a photo at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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