Blind Japanese woman receives IBM's top award

US computer giant IBM has named Chieko Asakawa as the first blind engineer -- as well as the first Japanese female -- to receive the company's highest technical honour.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news163410284.html">Blind Japanese woman receives IBM's top award</a></p> <p>US computer giant IBM has named Chieko Asakawa as the first blind engineer -- as well as the first Japanese female -- to receive the company's highest technical honour.</p>