You can watch the video of the lecture on the day here (YouTube)

From 14:00 on Saturday, March 12, Issues related to leprosy, a lecture by Mr. Takashi Watanabe, Mayor of Higashimurayama, will be held on YouTube live. * No prior application required, free viewing

Mr. Takashi Watanabe has been actively working as the mayor of Higashimurayama City, where Tama Zenseien is located, by making efforts to plan the future of Tama Zenseien and promoting learning about Hansen's disease problems at elementary and junior high schools in the city. I've been working on the problem. In this lecture, we will talk about the encounter with the leprosy problem and Higashimurayama City's efforts to deal with the leprosy problem, while being related to his own career.

Outline of the event

[Organizer]
The National Hansen's Disease Museum

[Sponsor]
Higashimurayama City

[Date and Time]
Saturday, March 12, 2022, 14:00 to 15:30

【Teacher】
Mr. Takashi Watanabe
(Mayor of Higashimurayama City, Chairman of the National Liaison Council of Cities and Towns with Leprosy sanatorium)

YouTube live streaming
No pre-registration required Viewing free

Lecturer introduction

Mr. Takashi Watanabe

Mayor of Higashimurayama
Chairman of the National Liaison Council of Cities and Towns with Leprosy sanatorium

Born in Nakano Ward, Tokyo in 1961, he grew up in Higashimurayama City.
After graduating from the Faculty of Humanities at Ibaraki University, he worked for a NEC affiliate for six years.
After that, he aspired to become a politician and became a member of the Higashimurayama City Council in 1991, and became the youngest chairman in the city council's history in 2003. He was first elected as Higashimurayama mayor in 2007, and is currently serving his fourth term.
He also actively serves as chairman of the National Liaison Council of Cities and Towns with Leprosy sanatorium which brings together cities and towns with Leprosy sanatorium to discuss and resolve common issues.

 

You can download the flyer for the lecture here. (PDF: 4,880KB)