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HIV-TAINTED BLOOD SCANDAL IN JAPAN

See Also: HIV-tainted blood scandal (Japan)


In the late 1980s, between one and two thousand Japanese patients with Haemophilia contracted HIV via tainted blood products. Upon discovering he was one of the affected, Ryuhei Kawada joined the lawsuit against Green Cross Corporation that provided the tainted blood products, which eventually led to the guilty pleas from three executives in 1997. CBS News (2000): Japan: Convictions In Blood Scandal


POLITICAL CAREER

In the Japanese House Of Councillors Election, 2007 , Kawada won a seat in the House of Councillors. He has expressed a desire to work on issues of health, welfare, and labour. He has also indicated he will form a Green Party Of Japan based on the Rainbow And Greens which supported his campaign.


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