 Audio Sunday Akahata celebrates its 2000th tape recording The 2000th recording of the audio edition of the weekly Sunday Akahata Sunday was distributed on January 9. On the same day, 50 visually-impaired people and their supporters participated in a meeting in Osaka City to celebrate the 2000th recording. Kawasaki Hiroko of the Friendship Organization for the Visually Impaired, a group producing the audio Akahata and mailing them to subscribers, said, "Each time we faced a difficulty, subscribers would support us. Together, we'll continue with the recordings." Fujino Takaaki, 66, who has listened to every tape, said, "Thanks to the subscribers and the Friendship Organization as well as voice actors, we have been able to keep listening to Sunday Akahata without interruption." Another participant said, "The audio Akahata encouraged me to live when I was in distress after loss of my eyesight." Vice editor of the Sunday Akahata Kataryo Kiyofumi congratulated the participants on the 2000th recording. Miyamoto Takeshi, a former Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Councilors, spoke about JCP policies regarding a barrier-free society for disabled people. The audio edition of Sunday Akahata was first released in 1966. Tapes recorded in Tokyo are copied in Fukuoka Prefecture for distribution to about 700 people around Japan. (end) |