4/4 - She hopes that her presence on stage will encourage other visually impaired people to not give up, and inspire them to take a step forward towards what they want to do. topics.smt.docomo.ne... NOTE: If you feel inspired by her story you can follow her at x.com/saya_akagidan

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3/4 - She says her body remembers the old songs, but new songs are a challenge. She has to listen to the lyrics repeatedly to memorize them, and receives hands-on instruction for the choreography.

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1/4 - Sayaka Kato, of idol group Akagidan, has been talking about being an idol, although she is almost completely blind. The 38-year-old was a founder member of the group back in 2011, but by the age of 30, she began experiencing severe headaches and blurred vision.

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2/4 - This led to emergency surgery to remove a malignant tumor, 8 centimeters in diameter, which was compressing her optic nerve, but her sight never recovered. The self-described "blind idol", encouraged by the other members, returned to activities 3 months after the surgery.

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2/2 - Not just full reimbursement for cancellation fees on travel and hotel bookings, but also compensation for travel and lodging expenses for those attendees who had already arrived in Los Angeles. umamusume.com/news/1... NOTE: At time of posting the servers are down for maintenance

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