Ex-lawmaker in Japan with ALS calls on politicians to ensure right to live [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

September 17 2025

TOKYO – Yasuhiko Funago, a former House of Councilors lawmaker with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called on politicians to guarantee the right to “live until the end,” in a recent written interview. The retired lawmaker of Reiwa Shinsengumi, an opposition party, served one six-year term in the Upper House before deciding not to seek re-election in this July’s election.

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Ex-lawmaker with ALS calls on politicians to ensure right to live