‘Japan Mobility Show’ to Hold ‘Special Invitation Day for Persons with Disabilities’

By Barrier Free Japan with extracts from Jiji

October 26 2023

TOKYO – The Japan Mobility Show opened at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in the capital’s Koto Ward on Thursday, featuring future forms of mobility.

The auto fair, previously known as the Tokyo Motor Show, brought together 475 businesses, a record high, including many startups and companies outside the auto industry, according to the main organizer Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. The word “move,” which cognates with the word “mobility,” means “not only ‘to go to another place’ but also ‘to touch the heart,'” JAMA Chairman Akio Toyoda said at the opening ceremony. “The mobility of the future will connect with cities, connect with people, and connect with their hearts.”

On Friday October 27th will be the ‘Special Invitation Day for Persons with Disabilities’ will be held . According the Japan Mobility Show Website, on that day presenting proof of disability documentation and one person accompanying them (or two accompanying persons if the disabled person uses a wheelchair) are admitted free of charge.

One of the highlights of the event is the Tokyo Future Tour section, which showcases mobility of the future. One of the areas in the section shows how new mobility can respond to devastation of a natural disaster symbolized by Godzilla, under a tie-up with a new Godzilla movie to be released in Japan next month.