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Visually Impaired Woman from Fukuoka Devises Method of Putting Makeup on for the Blind, Wins ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award

The team, led by Ms. Misuzu Hojo, 31, who herself is visually impaired, has devised a makeup method using the fingers of both hands and has been spreading the method through lectures. At a ceremony held in Tokyo on January 29th Ms. Hojo expressed her dream: "In the future, I would like to hold a fashion show where visually impaired people who put on their own makeup can stand on stage and enjoy the show, even if they are blind or have difficulty seeing.”

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by Michael Gillan Peckitt
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From The Kanagawa Shimbun

January 29 2024

TOKYO – The “Blingenne” team from Flower Makeup Academy in Fukuoka City, which has been spreading the use of makeup by the visually impaired, has been selected as the winner of the “2023 Citizen of the Year” award, which recognizes citizens who have made an impact on society.

Misuzu Hojo (second from left) of the Flower Makeup Academy’s “Blingenne” team, who won the “2023 Citizen of the Year” award. The fourth person is Hironari Mito, and the one on the far right is Mio Yamada, on the afternoon of the 29th in Tokyo.

The team, led by Ms. Misuzu Hojo, 31, who herself is visually impaired, has devised a makeup method using the fingers of both hands and has been spreading the method through lectures. At a ceremony held in Tokyo on January 29th Ms. Hojo expressed her dream: “In the future, I would like to hold a fashion show where visually impaired people who put on their own makeup can stand on stage and enjoy the show, even if they are blind or have difficulty seeing.”

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