Western Japan Disability Nurses have Difficulties but “no regrets” in Reporting “culture” of Abuse [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

March 2 2026

KANSAI – Three nurses, including Ryusuke Asakura, a 50-year-old former staff member at a municipal support center for people with severe disabilities in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, filed a lawsuit in 2024 alleging they were retaliated against for reporting abuse of residents. The trio say they alerted authorities in 2019 after their concerns were ignored internally, leading the city to acknowledge multiple cases of abuse, but claim they were subsequently subjected to lengthy home suspensions, dismissal and job transfers by the facility’s operator, prompting their legal action.

Episode notes:

‘Western Japan Disability Nurses have Difficulties but “no regrets” in Reporting “culture” of Abuse’:

Western Japan Disability Nurses have Difficulties but “no regrets” in Reporting “culture” of Abuse