Social contribution activities in the field of disability welfare utilizing basic medicine
1983-1991 Secretary of the Association of Parents of Down’s Syndrome, Hokkaido Kobato Association, etc.: Participated in the activities of the patient’s family association and learned about patient support activities.
Participated in the Association of Parents of Children with Disabilities in Ames, Iowa. Learn about community welfare and support systems
1989 Learning from the activities of the association of children with Down syndrome in France: While studying abroad at the Pasteur Institute, interacted with Professor Lejeune’s group of geneticists at the National Neckeha Children’s Hospital, who discovered that Down syndrome is caused by chromosomal abnormalities, and in Paris. I visited a group of parents of the mentally handicapped and a workshop, and learned about the situations surrounding children with Down’s syndrome in France and Europe, including care, rehabilitation, education, transitional education, and social participation.
1991 Hokkaido Nanbyouren Board Member: Learning from the experience of Ames City and promoting an interdisciplinary support system Held an
inaugural general meeting in Tsukuba City with the aim of strengthening networks within the prefecture, promoting common activities, and solving common problems. He continues to serve as Executive Director to this day. At the same time, he also participated in the activities of the Ibaraki Prefecture Nanbyouren.
1991 Established Tsukuba Society for Consideration of Development of Children with Disabilities: Ibaraki Prefecture Down Syndrome Association Established: Tsukuba City for the purpose of strengthening networks within the prefecture, promoting common activities, and solving common problems by learning from the experience of Ames City and promoting interdisciplinary support systems held its inaugural meeting. To date, he has served as Executive Director. At the same time, he also participated in the activities of the Ibaraki Prefecture Intractable Diseases Association.
1992-2009 Ibaraki Prefecture Intractable Disease Group Liaison Council (Ibanan- Ren): Cooperated in promoting welfare in the prefecture as a director.
1993 Participated in the formulation of the Tsukuba City Community Welfare Promotion Plan: When formulating the Tsukuba City Community Welfare Promotion Plan, we cooperated in the preparation of plans for the treatment and education of disabled children. Request for cooperation from the person in charge of the Regional Planning Association, a commissioned company in Tsukuba City.
1991 Established the Japan Down Syndrome Network（JDSN): A system for patient and family support by a network of parents and specialists
May 1996 2nd Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Down Syndrome: Participated in the representative roundtable (Singapore)
June 1996 Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation (APDSF) vice president nomination: APDSF meeting, Manila, Philippines
July 2000 Attendance at the 6th World Down Syndrome Conference: Madrid, JDSN representatives, keynote speeches from each country Attendance at
the 7th World Down Syndrome Conference: Sydney, JDSN
March 2003 Participated in the 8th World Down Syndrome Conference as a representative, appointed as a coordinator for the Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation (APDSF) in 2004.
June 2005 Attended IASSID (International Scientific Research on Intellectual Disability) Conference: Taipei City, Lecture on Welfare Network in the Internet Era.
August 2006 Attended the 9th World Conference on Down Syndrome: Vancouver, Canada, attended as an organizing committee member, Director of DSI
August 2006 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Down Syndrome held: Strengthened cooperation with Asian countries to support children with Down syndrome
March 2008 WDSD campaign posters released “World Down Syndrome Day” Conducted various social awareness activities for the first time in Japan: 4-disc set with the cooperation of brand design company “Landor Associates” and advertising agency “Asatsu DK” 3/17-23 Tokyo Metro 3/17-23 All stations, Odakyu Electric Railway 3/17-24 Posted at 70% of stations, Keio Electric Railway 3/15-21 Posted at major stations, Tokyu Electric Railway Posting period 7 I put it up at a station.
In March 2017, a concert by Akihito Ochi, a pianist with Down syndrome, was held to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day.
2020 World Down Syndrome Day poster released: Poster created in cooperation with the Ibaraki Prefecture Down Syndrome Association
Online information center DSIJ PRESS released
http://dsij.jp/ ：Disseminating information on Down syndrome in Japan and overseas to promote social awareness. (Currently being updated)
*Current status of welfare activities
Secretary General of the Ibaraki Prefecture Down Syndrome Association Secretariat of
the DSIJ International Down Syndrome Information Center Member of the Ibaraki Disabled Persons Study Group