THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 23, 2020 at 17:05 JST
Mariko Miyagi, in a wheelchair, sings with students at Nemunoki Gakuen school for children with physical disabilities in Tokyo in 2016. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Mariko Miyagi, a singer and actress who staked her personal fortune to establish a school for children with disabilities at a time when society preferred to look the other way, died March 21. She was 93. [Read More]
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