Japan to increase number of wheelchair-friendly hotel rooms
“Under the new rules, hotels with 201 to 300 rooms, for example, would have to have three or more rooms accessible to wheelchair users.”
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Japanese Government must do more to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities
“According to the summary of the Cabinet Office as of April 17, the number of municipalities that formulated response procedures was 64.3%, while the number of councils was only 41.4%.”
Parents of disabled son who died in West Japan floods speak about ‘family treasure’
“We wanted him to return alive. Kyohei Yamaguchi (20) of Imari city, Saga Prefecture, who went missing as a result of the heavy rain that struck West Japan, was near a disabled residential facility and his body was discovered on the coast, downstream, two days later. Kyohei was heavily autistic and loved the water. In the heavy rain, it seems that he was the only one entered the muddy stream to go to see the river. His parents trembled, “He was a treasure of our family.” ”
“Everything remains uncertain” for rain disaster evacuees in Japan amidst the heat
“At an evacuation center in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, 69-year-old Michiko Wakisaka, whose home was hit by a landslide, said she moved from another evacuation center after finding it only had squat-style toilets she cannot use due to disability.”
Board of education apologizes to deaf group refused lodging
“The Shizuoka association of the deaf has received an apology from the board of education of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, after a lodging facility owned by the education board refused in January a request to accommodate a group of about 100 hearing-impaired persons on the grounds that their safety could not be guaranteed…”
Doctor and researchers use Japanese strategy game Go to help children with developmental disabilities
“n a new approach to helping children with developmental disabilities, a doctor who is also a Go enthusiast has been using the strategy game to augment his efforts.”
Parents to file suit after disabled son’s entry to regular school rejected
“The lawsuit will be the first of its kind after the law on the elimination of disability discrimination took effect in 2016, according to the lawyers.”
Over 500 Employees in Japan Suffer Work-Caused Mental Illness
“The number of employees in Japan who were officially recognized as suffering from work-caused depression and other mental disorders exceeded 500 for the first time ever in fiscal 2017, the labor ministry said Friday.”
Disabled People Emerging as Bearers of Traditional Craft Culture in Kyoto
“Intellectually impaired people aiming to acquire professional techniques to make traditional crafts, such as “Nishijin-ori” textiles and “wa rosoku” Japanese candles, are expected to be new bearers of the long-established industrial art of Kyoto, which has a 1,200-year history.”
Himeji court hands four year prison sentence to father for killing disabled son.
“In March this year, Tsutomu Tanaka, 76, of Hyogo Prefecture, was charged with killing his eldest son, who had a mental disorder, at his home. On July 7th the Kobe District Court Himeji branch with Miyako Fujiwara Presiding Judge sentenced to Tanaka to four years in prison (eight years maximum imprisonment prison sentence).”
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