Rumiko Seya Receives Yomiuri Prize for Peacebuilding Efforts

Rumiko Seya, president of the nonprofit organization Reach Alternatives (REALs), received the 32nd Yomiuri International Cooperation Prize and a ¥5 million award at a ceremony at the Tokyo Kaikan in Tokyo on Tuesday. Seya, 48, was honored for her peacebuilding efforts to prevent the recurrence of conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and other regions for more than 20 years.