Disability News Japan Podcast: Acquiring Bodily ‘Help’ Marks in Japan
I often experience this in Japan. People who want to ‘help’ but never ask me before touching me, often from behind me, causing me a lot of pain.
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Disability News Japan Podcast: Five Former Staff Members of Hokkaido Care Facility for Disabled Charged with Assault
Six former employees of ‘Seiryu no Sato’, a support facility for persons with disabilities in Nishi-okobe village, were sent to prosecution on suspicion of assault for repeatedly abusing residents last year, including unnecessarily pressing down on them.
The Monbetsu District Public Prosecutor’s Office summarily charged five of them with assault on 29 March.
Five former staff members of Hokkaido support facility for people with disabilities charged with assault
Six former employees of ‘Seiryu no Sato’, a support facility for persons with disabilities in Nishi-okobe village, were sent to prosecution on suspicion of assault for repeatedly abusing residents last year, including unnecessarily pressing down on them.
The Monbetsu District Public Prosecutor’s Office summarily charged five of them with assault on 29 March.
On the other hand, one former employee was not prosecuted.
Over 10% of kids with COVID-related brain disease in Japan died
More than 10 percent of children in Japan who developed acute brain syndrome after infection with COVID-19 have died, results of a nationwide survey recently announced by a health ministry research team has shown.
The survey identified 34 cases of acute encephalopathy associated with COVID-19 infection among those under 18 between January 2020 and May 2022. The team analyzed 31 patients who did not have any underlying illnesses that could be responsible for causing the brain disease.
Japan Logs Record 3,085 Abuse Cases against People with Disabilities in Fiscal Year 2021
The number of abuse cases against people with disabilities confirmed by local governments in Japan in fiscal 2021 rose by 284 from the preceding year to a record 3,085, according to the welfare ministry.
The growth reflected rises in related consultations and reports on the back of increased public awareness about the law on preventing abuse against disabled people, which requires those finding such abuse cases to report to local governments.
2,960 People with Disabilities in Japan Abused at Home or in Institutions in Fiscal Year 2021, Highest Number on Record
In fiscal year 2021, a total of 2,960 persons with disabilities who were abused at home or in institutions were identified by local authorities across Japan (up 295 from the previous year). This is the highest number since FY12, when the survey began. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the figures on 24th March.
Disability News Japan Podcast ‘Korea Edition’: Leader of Korean disability rights protests Park Kyoung-seok arrested on illegal demonstration charges
The leader of a disability rights advocacy group who led years long rush-hour subway protests was arrested Friday in Seoul on charges of illegal demonstrations.
Police apprehended Park Kyoung-seok, the 63-year-old leader of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD), for investigation in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters in central Seoul where he was holding a press conference.
Leader of Korean disability rights protests, Park Kyoung-seok, arrested on illegal demonstration charges
The leader of a disability rights advocacy group who led years long rush-hour subway protests was arrested Friday on charges of illegal demonstrations.
Police apprehended Park Kyoung-seok, the 63-year-old leader of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD), for investigation in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters in central Seoul where he was holding a press conference.
Disability News Japan Podcast: SPA! Magazine Highlights Workers Worry About Disclosing Developmental Disabilities
Awareness of developmental disabilities is increasing year by year. It used to be thought that it was a problem for children, but now it is becoming known that a certain percentage of adults also have developmental disabilities. As a result, there are more people who suspect that “I might be the same”, and confusion is occurring in the workplace. ‘SPA!’ followed the front line of “adult developmental disabilities” that your colleagues and subordinates may also have experienced.
Workers in Japan Worry about Disclosing their Developmental Disabilities
Awareness of developmental disabilities is increasing year by year. It used to be thought that it was a problem for children, but now it is becoming known that a certain percentage of adults also have developmental disabilities. As a result, there are more people who suspect that “I might be the same”, and confusion is occurring in the workplace. We followed the front line of “adult developmental disorders” that your colleagues and subordinates may also have.
What should I say to those around me? Some desperately hide their developmental disabilities.
“Should we disclose our developmental disabilities?” is a sensitive question.
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