“I don’t think it’s permissible because it’s a handicapped person.”
“The Osaka Prefectural Education Agency announced on the 23rd that a 40-year-old male teacher at the special support school violated a boy in a junior high school,”
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Japan’s NHK launches a series of TV programmes to ask “What is a developmental disorder?”
“On a website, NHK reported that “We want to reduce the “difficulty of life” of people with developmental disabilities and create a society where everyone can demonstrate their personality.” ”
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare begins to compile report on Pre-Natal Testing
“[T]he Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare established an expert review meeting to grasp the actual situation and take measures, and held the first meeting on October 21st.”
Japanese Gov’t White Paper shows high instances of mental illness reported by women, people working in construction and the media
“A Japanese government’s white paper pointed to a need to improve work environments to reduce stress on workers.”
Keisei Electric Railway alters Braille block after ‘white cane’ using woman fell to her death
“A railway company renovated a Braille block, in response to an accident in which a visually impaired woman fell and died at a station…The Keisei Electric Railway said, “We will continue to work on safety measures in response to this painful accident.” ”
Typhoon again highlights sad state of Japan’s evacuation shelters [Mainichi Shimbun Editorial]
“It is not unusual to find emergency shelters equipped only with traditional squat toilets, which can be difficult to impossible to use for disabled people and elderly evacuees with leg and hip problems.”
Japan Designates Typhoon Hagibis as “Specified” Disaster
“The designation is made for extraordinary and very severe disasters that destroy or damage a great number of houses and disrupt transport and vital services in wide areas so that impacts on afflicted individuals and businesses are minimized.”
ANA avatar robots, flying cars buzz at Japan high-tech show
“”We want people who cannot take planes for reasons such as illness, physical disability as well as economic and political circumstances, to overcome challenges and travel…enabling such people to connect with others around the world means the same as having them take our flights.”
Three months after the attack, KyoAni arsonist yet to recover enough to be arrested
“The Kyoto prefectural police headquarters has obtained an arrest warrant on the suspect on charges including of murdering 36 people and attempting to kill 34 others.”
Wheelchair rugby players look for spotlight amid World Cup excitement
“The Japanese Para-Sports Association and the country’s wheelchair rugby federation have organized an international tournament in Tokyo during the Rugby World Cup partly in a bid to raise the recognition of the sport ahead of the Paralympics.The five-day World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2019, which opens Wednesday, will see eight of the top-10 teams battling it out at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.”
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