Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt

UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 17, 2023 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Manager of Facility for the Disabled Arrested by Osaka Prefectural Police for Assaulting Woman

On 15th December, the Osaka Prefectural Police arrested the manager (32) of a welfare facility for the disabled in Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of assaulting a 48-year-old woman by dragging her and knocking her to the floor. He denies the charge, saying he dragged the woman but made a slight mistake in the part where he knocked her to the floor. The police will investigate the possibility that he may have assaulted the woman and other users.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 15, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Mark Bookman (1991 – 2022) In Remembrance & Action One Year Later

It has been one year since Mark Bookman a historian, whose specialism was disability policy died on December 16th 2022.

Before he died, Mark was working on a new project; a charity that would help organisations such as governments & businesses include people with disabilities. The charity is called ‘GLIDE’ or ‘Global Leaders in International Disability Education’. The documentary “Mark – A Call to Action” produced by GLIDE will premiere in February 2024.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 14, 2023 Number of comments0
Care Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Disability Welfare Organizations Highlight Staff Shortages Ahead of Next Fiscal Year

In preparation for the next fiscal year’s revision of compensation for welfare services for persons with disabilities, Kyosaren, a Tokyo-based national organization that supports persons with disabilities, submitted a petition signed by 1,411 organizations to Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Keizo Takemi on December 8th, requesting a positive revision of basic compensation in light of the severe operating environment at service centers, including a serious labor shortage.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 13, 2023 Number of comments0
Alzheimer’s Health Japan

Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer’s Therapy to Cost 2.98 million Yen Per Year

A single course of treatment with an Alzheimer’s drug developed by Japanese company Eisai Co. and U.S. firm Biogen Inc. will cost around 2.98 million yen ($20,500) per year in Japan and will be largely covered by public health insurance, a health ministry body said Wednesday.

As the drug, branded Leqembi, will be covered by public health insurance, those undergoing treatment will pay between 10 to 30 percent of the cost out of their own pocket, depending on their age and income.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 12, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Japan My Number Welfare

Eight Incidents of Osaka Residents with Disabilities ‘My Number’ Information Incorrectly Linked, No Leakage of Personal Data Confirmed

On December 12th, the Osaka Prefectural Government announced that, as a result of the comprehensive inspection following a series of problems with the My Number system, it had found a total of eight cases of errors in which information relating to a prefectural resident’s disability certificate was linked to the My Number of another person. At the request of the national government, information on approximately 70,000 diaries had been investigated by the end of November. No leakage of personal information has been confirmed.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 11, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Discrimination Education Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Parents of Severely Disabled Boy Lose Appeal Claiming Son Illegally Sent to Special Needs School

Japan’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the parents of a boy from Kawasaki City against a lawsuit in which they sought damages from Kanagawa Prefecture and the city on the grounds that it was illegal for the boy to be designated to a special-needs school on the grounds of severe disability.