The white paper will mention that the number of outpatients with mental illnesses such as depression, adjustment disorder and eating disorder totaled about 5.86 million in 2020, while noting that stressors are diversifying, ranging from online abuse, work, child rearing and caregiving.
A survey conducted by Satoko Tsuda, associate professor at Chubu University, and her colleagues found that more than 60% of teachers in charge of student guidance at special-needs schools for children with intellectual disabilities have dealt with problems related to sex on social networking sites (SNS). Only about 30% of the respondents answered that they had provided literacy education on risks and other issues.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that it has decided to pull out of its business related to “beni koji” red fermented rice, following widespread health problems blamed on its supplement products containing the substance.
The Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday issued its first-ever alert warning about a possible megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Miyazaki Prefecture off the coast of Kyushu at 4:43PM.
A survey conducted by Satoko Tsuda, associate professor at Chubu University, and her colleagues found that more than 60% of teachers in charge of student guidance at special-needs schools for children with intellectual disabilities have dealt with problems related to sex on social networking sites (SNS). Only about 30% of the respondents answered that they had provided literacy education on risks and other issues.
The number of ambulance dispatches in Tokyo in January-July grew 4.4 pct from a year before to 542,256, highest for the seven-month period since the statistics began in 1936, according to the Tokyo Fire Department. The result is attributable mainly to an increase in people suffering from heatstroke.
A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered an archer bound for the upcoming Paris Paralympics to pay damages of around 1.24 million yen ($8,600) to a fellow athlete for posting defamatory comments on her blog during qualification for the 2021 Tokyo Games. According to the ruling handed down by the Tokyo District Court, Chika Shigesada, 41, anonymously posted comments on plaintiff Asako Onodera’s blog such as “Don’t struggle too much in vain,” and “Aren’t you breaking the rules?” in January 2021 while both were taking part in qualification for the games that year.
Regarding the issue of people nationwide on waiting lists due to a lack of vacancies in residential facilities and group homes (GHs) for people with disabilities, the Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Keizo Takemi expressed his intention to clarify the actual situation of those on the waiting list at a press conference on July 23rd. In a survey conducted by NHK, which received responses from 47 prefectures and 696 cities, wards, towns and villages, which account for 40% of the total, it was found that a total of 22,000 people were on the waiting list for facilities and GHs.
The settlement in the suit filed by Sumiko Nishi, 77, of Hino, Tokyo, was finalized in Tokyo District Court. Nishi, who has cerebral palsy, was subjected to sterilization without consent at around 14 years old. Nishi’s legal team says the government agreed to pay more than 16 million yen, or about 106,000 dollars, for the compensation, legal fees and other costs. She filed a lawsuit against the government in September 2022 for damages of 30 million yen, citing severe mental anguish from the surgery.
Ryo Sato, a 44-year-old Japanese painter who paints with a pencil in his mouth due to a physical disability, is determined to achieve international success. Sato, who is from the city of Aomori, northeastern Japan, showed off his drawing performance at a group exhibition in New York on Thursday.
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