Representative: Kazuko Shimada

Joint Representative: Wayne Douglas

Activities

 

2016

Preliminary event – Tokyo

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution and public appeal

WHERE: Tokyo, Shinjuku Station West Exit

WHEN: June 27, 2016

WHO: W-BAD Founder: Wayne Douglas, Tokyo Metropolitan Legislator: Reiko Ueda and two other politicians, Takeshi Kotani, Kazuko Shimada and volunteers

DETAILS: Distributing 5,000 W-BAD pamphlets while addressing public over megaphone during government election campaigns

ENQUIRIES: Kazuko Shimada / Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH: Foreign correspondence Club of Japan (Mr. Kotani), contacting mass media (Wayne Douglas), filmed by Fuji Television

 

Main event – Tokyo

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution, Health Ministry visitation, Submission of people’s petition

WHERE: Tokyo, Shinjuku Station and Health Ministry

WHEN: July 11

WHO: W-BAD Founder: Wayne Douglas, Tokyo Metropolitan Legislator: Reiko Ueda, Takeshi Kotani, Kazuko Shimada and approx. 30 victims and supporters from across the country

DETAILS: Handing out pamphlets, lunch, then move to Health Ministry for talks and submitting the petition

ENQUIRIES: Kazuko Shimada / Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH: Contacting mass media (Wayne Douglas)

 

Main event – Nagoya

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution

WHERE: Nagoya Station

WHEN: July 11

WHO: Victims and supporters

DETAILS:

ENQUIRIES:

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

 

2017

Preliminary event – Nagano

WHAT: Posting 500 W-BAD pamphlets

WHERE: Nagano

WHEN: July 9, 2017

WHO: Wayne Douglas

DETAILS: Personally posting 500 W-BAD pamphlets into letter boxes around town, leading by example

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

 

Main event – Tokyo

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution, Health Ministry visitation, Submission of people’s petition

WHERE: Ministry of Health

WHEN: July 11

WHO: Approx. 45 victims and supporters from across the country

DETAILS: Handing out W-BAD pamphlets in small groups, meet for lunch, then proceed to Health Ministry where victims share their stories and petition submitted
ENQUIRIES: Kazuko Shimada / Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH: Contacting mass media (Wayne Douglas)

 

 

2018

Main event – Tokyo

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution, Health Ministry visitation, Submission of people’s petition, Press Conference

WHERE: Ministry of Health

WHEN: July 11

WHO: Approx. 30 victims and supporters from across the country

DETAILS: Handing out W-BAD pamphlets in small groups, meet for lunch, then proceed to Health Ministry where victims share their stories and petition submitted. See Events Page

ENQUIRIES: Kazuko Shimada

MEDIA OUTREACH: Press Conference

 

Main event – Kobe

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution

WHERE: Kobe

WHEN: Sunday, July 8 (1pm~5pm)

WHO: Kobe Chawakai, supporters and victims

DETAILS: See Events Page

ENQUIRIES: Makino-san port1083port1083@gmail.com

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

 

2019

Preliminary event – Nagano

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution

WHERE: Agatanomori, Matsumoto

WHEN: June 23, 2019

WHO: Wayne Douglas

DETAILS: Personally handing out W-BAD pamphlets at a fair and posting into letter boxes around town, leading by example (while confronted with life difficulties)

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

Main event – Tokyo

WHAT: Health Ministry visitation, Submission of people’s petition

WHERE: Ministry of Health

WHEN: July 11

WHO: Victims and supporters from across the country

DETAILS: Victims share their stories and submit petition

ENQUIRIES: Kazuko Shimada

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

 

Post W-BAD 2019 Events

 

Post W-BAD Benzodiazepine Hearing – Tokyo

WHAT: Benzodiazepine Evidence Hearing

WHERE: Japan House of Representatives, First members Building, Conference Room 1

WHEN: November 7, 2019

WHO: W-BAD Founder: Wayne Douglas, Tokyo Metropolitan Legislator: Reiko Ueda, Leading Japan Ophthalmologist: Dr. Masato Wakakura, Organizer: Yuriko Tada, Other Speakers, Supporters, Victims and Politicians

DETAILS: Speaking at Government Buildings (see below video)
Organizing body: The Association for Psychiatric Drug Damages Japan

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH: Press Conference

 

Video of Benzodiazepine Evidence Hearing – Japan House of Representatives

 

 

 

Post W-BAD Press Conference – Tokyo

WHAT: Benzodiazepine Evidence Hearing Press Conference

WHERE: Ministry of Health Press Conference Hall

WHEN: November 7, 2019

WHO: W-BAD Founder: Wayne Douglas, Tokyo Metropolitan Legislator: Reiko Ueda, Leading Japan Ophthalmologist: Dr. Masato Wakakura, Organizer: Yuriko Tada, Members of the press

DETAILS: Press conference to report on the Benzodiazepine Evidence Hearing (see below video)

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH: Reporters in attendance

 

Video of Press Conference for Benzodiazepine Evidence Hearing

 

 

 

Post W-BAD Public Appeal – Nagano

WHAT: Public appeal at political rally, Pamphlet distribution

WHERE: Nagano

WHEN: November 24, 2019

WHO: W-BAD Founder: Wayne Douglas

DETAILS: Wayne poses questions about the benzodiazepine problem to political party leader Yamamoto Taro during a political party launch and hands out W-BAD pamphlets (see below video)

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

Video of Benzodiazepine Public Appeal

 

 

 

At the Door of the Prime Minister’s Office – House of Representatives

 

 

Post W-BAD Parliamentary Info Drop

WHAT: W-BAD Info Drop

WHERE: Government Buildings: House of Representatives and Upper House of Councillors

WHEN: December 6, 2019

WHO: W-BAD Founder: Wayne Douglas, Supporting Volunteers, Politicians

DETAILS: Distributing information on benzodiazepines and W-BAD pamphlets to all 713 national politicians, including the Prime Minister’s Office at the House of Representatives and a meeting with famous politician, Yoshimi Watanabe. Wayne borrowed $1,000 from a friend to make this happen (while confronted with life difficulties)

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

Video of W-BAD Info Drop at Government Buildings

 

 

 

2020

Preliminary event – Nagano

WHAT: Pamphlet distribution and posting, Collecting signatures for people’s petition

WHERE: Nagano

WHEN: June 23, 2020

WHO: Wayne Douglas

DETAILS: Personally handing out W-BAD pamphlets and posting into letter boxes around town, leading by example

ENQUIRIES: Wayne Douglas

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

Main event – Tokyo

WHAT: Health Ministry visitation, Submission of people’s petition

WHERE: Ministry of Health

WHEN: 11 July → 11 Aug

WHO: Wayne Douglas (W-BAD Rep), Miss Kazuko Shimada (W-BAD Japan Rep), Mr. Sagawa (Organizer) and Ms. Otsuka and Mr. Yamaguchi as speakers

DETAILS: Due to coronavirus, postponed by a month and limited to a total of 5 participants

ENQUIRIES: Kazuko Shimada

MEDIA OUTREACH:

 

Other Events in Japan

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