Shoji Nakanishi, Founder of Japan’s First Independent Living Centre, Dies Aged 80

from Disability News Japan · host Michael Gillan Peckitt

The Japan Branch of Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) has announced that Shoji Nakanishi, a former Chair and long‑serving Standing Committee member of DPI Japan, died on March 26, 2025. Nakanishi founded Japan’s first ‘Independent Living Centre’ in 1986. Episode Notes: ‘Shoji Nakanishi, Founder of Japan’s First Independent Living Centre, Dies Aged 80’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/04/06/shoji-nakanishi-founder-of-japans-first-independent-living-centre-dies-aged-80/

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