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The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Tokyo retiree donates canes to Kyrgyzstan association Tokyo man sends canes to help keep Kyrgyzstan people in need on their feet

The Yomiuri Shimbun Shinji Matsuda holds a letter of appreciation from Kyrgyzstan. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

A rehabilitation center in Kyrgyzstan has received a shipment of canes donated by a Tokyo man who has been helping visually impaired people in the central Asian country.

Shinji Matsuda of Ome City shipped the canes in September last year but they were stuck en route when distribution networks around the world slowed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The items finally arrived in May.

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