Disability News Japan Podcast: Citizens Debate Held Over Restoration of Nagoya Castle and Discriminatory Remarks Towards Disabled

By Barrier Free Japan

December 20 2023

NAGOYA – On December 18th, the Nagoya City Citizen Debate Committee held its fourth meeting on the issue of discriminatory comments made against disabled people during a citizens’ debate on the Nagoya Castle wooden restoration project. The city presented a draft of the interim report, which it aims to publish by the end of the year, and the committee members expressed their opinions. The meeting was closed to the public.

The preliminary draft is a compilation of the facts on the day of the debate held in June and the opinions expressed by the committee members at previous meetings. On the basis of the preliminary report, the committee discussed the ‘problems of the debate’ that could have led to the discriminatory comments.

Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/12/18/citizens-debate-held-regarding-restoration-of-nagoya-castle-and-discriminatory-remarks-against-disabled/