Yokohama Couple with Visual Impairments File Damages Lawsuit After Police Officers Enter Their Home Without Permission [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

April 11 2025

YOKOHAMA – In the appeal trial of a lawsuit where a visually impaired couple residing in Isogo Ward, Yokohama City, is seeking damages from the prefectural police, alleging that police officers entered their home without permission, the prefectural police have newly asserted that “(even without sight) the movements of police officers can be understood by the sounds of their equipment.”

Episode Notes:

‘Yokohama Couple Files Damages Lawsuit: Police Officers Enter Visually Impaired Person’s Home Without Permission’:

Yokohama Couple Files Damages Lawsuit: Police Officers Enter Visually Impaired Person’s Home Without Permission