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Pink Ribbon in Tokyo 2008

Pink Ribbon is a global campaign that aims to increase awareness of the importance of early detection and screening of breast cancer, which is said to affect one of 23 women in Japan. While many cases of breast cancer can be cured if they are detected and treated early, the number of women who regularly get a screening has not been increasing as it should be. The movement, which originally started in the United States, has spread worldwide to educate people about breast cancer and reduce preventable tragedies. As October is a designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the campaign holds special events this week, including the pink illumination of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government buildings and talk events with guest celebrity speakers, some of who are breast cancer survivors. Visitors may receive free educational brochures and tour the inside of a mobile mammography.

	Oct. 1 (Wed.) 16:00 - 19:30 <Pink illumination of Metropolitan Government buildings> Oct. 1 (Wed.) - Oct. 3 (Fri.) 19:00 - 21:00
	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tomin Hiroba (square), New south exit of JR Shinjuku Station 2-8-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Government)
	Free
	<To Metropolitan Government Tomin Square> Short walk from Tochomae Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line 10-minute walk from the west exit of Shinjuku Station on the JR Lines, the Odakyu Line, the Keio Line, the Tokyo Metro Lines, or the Toei Subway Lines
	For more information, call 03-5320-4363 ext. 32-861 (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health) http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2008/09/20i9g300.htm (event information; only available in Japanese)