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Japan Emperor, Empress Visit Exhibition of Artworks by Disabled

Japan Emperor, Empress Visit Exhibition of Artworks by Disabled

   Gifu, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday visited an exhibition of the National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities in the city of Gifu, the capital of the namesake prefecture in central Japan.
   The Emperor and Empress looked at artworks such as paintings and watched people with disabilities create them.
   The Emperor asked Maki Yamada, 52, a woman with physical disabilities due to cerebral palsy, who paints with a brush attached to her foot, "What kind of feeling did you have when you were painting?"
   The Imperial couple arrived in Gifu on Monday. They attended the day's opening ceremony of the National Cultural Festival and the National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities.

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