Book Publication & Launch EventRecord of the battle against the most discriminated disease in history

Leprosy is a disease that has created severe stigma and discrimination since the beginning of recorded history. The Nippon Foundation, based in Tokyo, has been engaged in activities to eliminate leprosy around the world for 50 years. In recognition of his leading contribution to these activities, The Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize by the government of India in 2018, and was decorated with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, conferred by the Japanese Emperor in May 2019.

Subsequently, the book “No Matter Where the Journey Takes Me: One Man’s Quest for a Leprosy-Free World” has been published by Hurst Publishers.*
Mr. Sasakawa, who also serves as WHO Goodwill Embassador for Leprosy Elimination, has travelled extensively to many leprosy-affected regions including India, Africa, Brazil, and remote islands. This book records those experiences, as well as dialogues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church.
To commemorate the publication of this book, the Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation will jointly hold the event outlined below.

About the event

Date & Time	Thursday, May 30, 2019; 6 pm. – 8 pm. (Doors open 5.30 pm) Local time
Location	Embassy of Japan in the UK (101/104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT)
Details	Remarks by H.E. Koji Tsuruoka (Ambassador of Japan) The Earl of St Andrews (Chairman, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation) Professor David Heymann CBE (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) Mr. Michael Dwyer (Publisher, C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. Mr. Yohei Sasakawa (Chairman, The Nippon Foundation)

About the book

The book can be purchased online at:
Hurst Publishers（external site）
Amazon.com（external site）