“Records that identify people forcibly sterilized under the former Eugenic Protection Law only exist for around 20 percent of the patients who underwent the surgeries.”
“The facility chief and two staff members told investigation by the prefectural police that “There was no accident so far and I was neglecting the monitoring of the bathtub.” ”
“It is a ruling based on the actual condition of working people with disabilities.”
“The prosecution explained at the opening statement that defendant smoked on a daily basis and the defendant recognized that fire spreads. On the other hand, the defense defense argued that “the defendant has an intellectual impairment, impulsively lights a fire…” “
“According to the survey results, 16,384 of the total cases were abuse chiefly by family members. There were 25 deaths, all caused by domestic abuse.”
“A “Parasport Stadium” with sports for disabled people such as wheelchair basket and blind soccer was held on March 11th at the Akashi Central Sports Center in Okubo, Hyogo prefecture.”
“On this day many local councils, schools and other public services memorialize 3/11. This is the sound of high school girls from a local Kobe school singing ‘上を向いて歩こう’ – better known in the west by the (entirely unrelated to the title of the song) moniker ‘Sukiyaki’ – outside JR Sumiyoshi station, around 3pm on March 11th 2018.”
“Akashi City is planning to open the National Kobe Sight Disorder Center in Nishi-ku Ueshuromachi, Kobe City, a “Welfare Evacuation Center” on the 11th, seven years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in an effort to strengthen support for the visually impaired at the time of a disaster. It is the first facility of its kind in Akashi city and will be the 10th facility dedicated to visually impaired people in the area.”
“Skier Momoka Muraoka won silver in women’s alpine skiing downhill on Saturday for Japan’s first medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.”
“The three municipalities of Saga City, Kanzaki City and Yoshinogari-cho intend to offer a service providing accommodation to disabled people in an emergency such as family hospitalization from the new year.”
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