Born and based in Iwate, Yamashita Azusa is the Co-Director of Gay Japan News. She founded Iwate Rainbow Network in March 2011. She served as one of the Mediators for National Women’s Network for Great East Japan Disaster and Co-Secretary General of ILGA. Currently carrying out Iwate Nijiiro DRR Project with the fund from Mioko Fujieda Foundation for Gender Equality.
