Reiwa Shinsei FUNAGO Yasuhiko, a member of the House of Councillors, asks his first question at the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Committee of the House of Councillors at the Diet.

Reiwa Newly Elected Member of the House of Councillors Yasuhiko Funago (second from the front) faces his first question with his secretary (front), who reads on his behalf at the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Committee of the House of Councillors. On April 7, Mr. Yasuhiko Funago, a member of the Reiwa Shinsei Gumi (Newly Elected Members of the House of Councillors), who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), asked his first question to the National Diet. Through his secretary's reading on his behalf, he appealed, "If you have the will to live strongly, you can realize your own dreams and goals, just as I was able to become a member of the Diet. At the National Assembly. photo taken November 7, 2019. Reiwa Funago's first question" appeared in the morning edition of the same month on November 8.