Okinawa Company Denies Hiring People with Disabilities and Prohibiting Contact with Employer [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

May 11 2026

Naha – Employees with disabilities were referred to as “talents,” and “connections between talents via chat tools, social media, etc., are prohibited,” forbidding contact with other employees with disabilities, such as colleagues. The reason given for this was that it would “lead to trouble.”

Episode notes:

‘Okinawa Company Denies Hiring People with Disabilities and Prohibiting Contact with Employer’:

Okinawa Company Denies Hiring People with Disabilities and Prohibiting Contact with Employer