Japan Federation of Bar Associations calls Welfare Ministry’s Disability Pension report “clearly unreasonable”[Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

February 21 2026

TOKYO – The Fukushi Shimbun reported on February 19th that the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) said Jan. 30 it had submitted a statement to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry calling for fair disability pension certifications, criticizing a ministry probe that found no improper handling in cases where initial certification reports were rewritten, discarded and reassessed. Regarding the ministry’s Jan. 16 report, the JFBA said it was “clearly unreasonable” to describe the rewriting of certification reports as merely correcting deficiencies.

Episode notes:

‘Japan Federation of Bar Associations calls Welfare Ministry’s Disability Pension report “clearly unreasonable” ‘:

Japan Federation of Bar Associations calls Welfare Ministry’s Disability Pension report “clearly unreasonable”