2005
Mrs. Sonoko WANAMI
Founder representative of Accompany group (The oldest guide and assistant service society for the Blind in Japan)
2004
NHK radio broadcasting program "Shikaku Shogaisha-no Minasan-e (To the visually handicapped persons)"
2003
Mr. Yasuyuki HOSHIKAWA
Senior managing director of Kyoyo-Hin Foundation (Kyoyo-Hin and Kyoyo services are designed to be used by as many people as possible, including the elderly and those with disabilities.)
2002
Mr. Kenichi SHIOYA
Founder Chairman, The Eye Mate, Inc. (The biggest guide dog association in Japan)
2001
Mr. Katsuhiko MATSUMOTO
Founder Chairman, Mutsu-boshi Yamano-kai (The oldest alpine club for the blind in Japan)
2000
Mr. Chiaki SHIBA
President, Hamamatsu Welfare Works with the Blind
Founder and Director, Hamamatsu Workshop with the Disabled - With
1999
Mr. Sadao ENDO
Founder, "Mojin-to Engeki-wo Miru-kai (The oldest theater fan club for the blind in Japan)"
1998
Mrs. Yukiko NEGISHI
Instructor, Japanese classics literature reading
1997
Dr. Lakshmi Narayan PRASAD
Founder Chairman, B. P. Koirala Eye Foundation, Since 1991
Founder Chairman, Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind, 1985 - 1990
President, Nepal Medical Council, 1982 - 1985
Chairman, Committee for Postgraduate Medical Education, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, 1982 - 1986
1996
Mr. Hiroshi KAWAMURA
Member of the DAISY Consortium's Board and manager of the DAISY for All projects
Project Manager to the DAISY Consortium
1995
Hirotsugu JITSUMOTO
President, National Committee of Welfare for the Blind in Japan
1994
Mr. Hikoji SIMOZONO
Volunteer of Braille Transcription Service (He made 13,000 books and distributed it to the Blind student free of charge.)
Former teacher, St. Dominico Gakuen High School
1993
Professor Sumiro KOJIMA
Chief Director, Japan Deaf-Blind Association
The professor, Faculty of Letters of the Chiba University
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