“On November 14th, a group of disabled organizations in Saitama city confirmed the status of barrier-free maintenance in the city, on and around JR Saitama Shintoshin Station.”
“The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Friday enacted bills to compensate relatives of former leprosy patients and restore their honor damaged through discrimination.”
“One month after Typhoon Hagibis, the 19th typhoon of the season and some of the victims spending time at evacuation centers are disabled. The unfamiliar environment is filled with hardships due to their disabilities, and is causing them fatigue.”
“While a significant proportion of those who died in vehicles were young, many of those who died inside their homes were elderly.”
“The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Tuesday that 26 nursing homes and group homes for elderly people with dementia in seven prefectures remain damaged after flooding. Some elderly residents have been forced to move multiple times during evacuation, which has had an adverse impact on their health.”
“About 5,000 bouquets will be prepared to give to athletes at the medal ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. A stuffed doll of the games’ mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, will also be attached to to the bouquet.”
“Certification for people with disabilities in Japan has long been cumbersome and impractical, but with the rollout of new cards and smartphone apps life is becoming much simpler.”
“NHK reports that as the summer heat becomes a concern for Tokyo 2020, Japan’s Para team looks for ways to cool down. From an NHK news report broadcast at 7pm on Sunday 10th 2019.”
“Japan’s industry ministry is weighing a maximum allocation of around 100,000 yen ($915) per purchase, the officials said, as the one- to two-seater EVs are looked at as a way to provide Japan’s rapidly aging population with an easier and safer means of mobility, particularly in rural areas where public transport is limited.”
“When I ignited the fire, I myself burned my whole body and became unconscious, and I was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Osaka. About a month ago, I removed the tube inserted into the trachea and had a conversation and rehabilitation to move my body.””
“Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has produced a multilingual poster on manners when using accessible toilets in Japan.”
“”If people’s minds are changed, society will change as well,” Seryu told Kyodo News in a recent interview in Tokyo after giving a presentation at the Swedish Embassy during an event related to the 2020 Tokyo Games.”
“”Lack of knowledge about the reality of disabled people leads to prejudice and discrimination,” Yasuhiko Funago said, as he proposed an “inclusive education” system where children with and without disabilities can study together.”
“If you are asked for assistance by a disabled person or an elderly person at the station, how far should you respond? A letter from an station employee of a Japanese railroad company sent to the ‘life section’ of The Chunichi Shimbun offered this advice…”
“Representative Kimura told reporters, “I wanted to know the current situation of people with disabilities.” “
“Two and a half years have passed since the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education accepted students with intellectual disabilities in ‘mainstream’ schools in three prefectural high schools. These students will graduate in March next year.”
“It was decided that staying in the facility was safer than moving a weak elderly person to an unequipped place. However, as the typhoon approached, the river overflowed with water and became more serious than expected.”
“Hirotada Ototake, a Japanese writer born without arms and legs who is best known for his 1998 memoir “No One’s Perfect,” has embarked on a project to develop electrically operated “robot” legs that will enable him and others like him to walk.”
“The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games marathon will proceed in the Japanese capital as planned, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said Thursday.”
“Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed relevant cabinet ministers on Tuesday to accelerate work toward introducing a “limited” driver’s license that will allow holders to drive only vehicles with safety support functions.”
“There are universal design (UD) taxis in Japan which wheelchair users can use but often the driver refuses disabled people. The organization “DPI Japan” will conduct a survey to investigate such refusals in different areas of Japan. The DPI aims to improve the situation before many wheelchair users from overseas visit Japan for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.”
“The Miyagi Prefecture hospital still has no running water and is unable to use its X-ray imaging equipment and magnetic resonance imaging machines.”
“[A]s of October 27th, neither ‘Japan Foward’ – the online English language version of The Sankei Shimbun or ‘The Japan News’ – a print &! online edition of The Yomiuri Shimbun, has not translated this story for native readers of English. The Asahi Shinbun and The Mainichi Shimbun has not reported the story either in Japanese or English, as of October 27th.”
“Nagoya city has a policy not to install an elevator in the new castle tower, and will use the model to demonstrate the barrier-free measures provided by the new technology.”
“The 40-year-old male teacher assaulted a male student with a disability saying, “Don’t you think that you are disabled?””
“The Osaka Prefectural Education Agency announced on the 23rd that a 40-year-old male teacher at the special support school violated a boy in a junior high school,”
“On a website, NHK reported that “We want to reduce the “difficulty of life” of people with developmental disabilities and create a society where everyone can demonstrate their personality.” ”
“[T]he Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare established an expert review meeting to grasp the actual situation and take measures, and held the first meeting on October 21st.”
“A Japanese government’s white paper pointed to a need to improve work environments to reduce stress on workers.”
“A railway company renovated a Braille block, in response to an accident in which a visually impaired woman fell and died at a station…The Keisei Electric Railway said, “We will continue to work on safety measures in response to this painful accident.” ”
“It is not unusual to find emergency shelters equipped only with traditional squat toilets, which can be difficult to impossible to use for disabled people and elderly evacuees with leg and hip problems.”
“The designation is made for extraordinary and very severe disasters that destroy or damage a great number of houses and disrupt transport and vital services in wide areas so that impacts on afflicted individuals and businesses are minimized.”
“”We want people who cannot take planes for reasons such as illness, physical disability as well as economic and political circumstances, to overcome challenges and travel…enabling such people to connect with others around the world means the same as having them take our flights.”
“The Kyoto prefectural police headquarters has obtained an arrest warrant on the suspect on charges including of murdering 36 people and attempting to kill 34 others.”
“The Japanese Para-Sports Association and the country’s wheelchair rugby federation have organized an international tournament in Tokyo during the Rugby World Cup partly in a bid to raise the recognition of the sport ahead of the Paralympics.The five-day World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2019, which opens Wednesday, will see eight of the top-10 teams battling it out at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.”
“Children in Kumamoto Prefecture are still in need of mental health care for the trauma and stress they suffered from deadly earthquakes that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture in April 2016.”
“The Deputy Director of the Tokyo Fire Department, Hirofumi Shimizu apologized, saying, “I ’m sorry. I ’ll confirm the cause and try to prevent recurrence and restore trust.”
“The physical strength and athletic ability of elderly people in Japan continues to improve while those of women in their 30s and 40s are falling, the Japan Sports Agency said in a survey report on Sunday.”
“The Tokyo Fire Department has apologized for the accident, saying that rescuers forgot to attach the hook of her safety harness.”
“For many disabled children who are not hospitalized, it is often the mother who must care for them, but in Asahi’s case both his parents are able to go to work because of the nursing care he receives at home for up to eight hours on weekdays.”
“Authorities say about 260 people are stranded in a nursing home in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, due to a flood.”
“Train operators and airlines said Thursday they are planning to or may suspend their services in eastern and western Japan this weekend, as a powerful typhoon is expected to hit the country.”
“Making Japan more accessible will pay dividends beyond the disabled community. Japan’s population is aging rapidly, and the number of seniors using wheelchairs, canes or crutches is only going to grow.”
“Whatever the reason, I sometimes wonder why the safety barriers were installed at all, if they are used in such a way that increases the possibility that people could fall onto the tracks a long time before a train might arrive.”
In discussing the importance of building a diverse society, Abe quoted a remark by Yasuhiko Funago, a severely disabled lawmaker of new opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, that “humans can enjoy their lives no matter how their appearances change”.It is rare for a policy speech by a prime minister to refer to an opposition lawmaker.”
“Since October began, two blind people have died at a railway stations in Japan.”
“The images are of posters near train stations in Osaka.”
“In the trial, information that identifies some individuals, such as the name of the victim, will not be disclosed, and the defendant’s ability to be held criminally responsible will be at issue.”
“A woman apparently carrying a white cane was hit by a train and killed at Tateishi Station on the Keisei Oshiage Line on the morning of Oct. 1.”
