A novel titled ‘Moon’ depicts a fictionalized version of the Sagamihara killings
“A novel by Hiroshi Henmi titled ‘Moon’ that depicts a fictionalized version of the Sagamihara killings was published on October 31st 2018.”
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
‘Workshops’ that employ disabled people in Japan to receive less funding [Video]
“Businesses that employ disabled people in Japan are called ‘Type B workshops’. A report by a disability group reports that 60% of 866 such ‘workshops’ say they received smaller government rewards this fiscal year.”
When it comes to ‘Priority seats’ I ask ‘Why Japanese people?’ 「優先席」に関しては、なぜ日本人はこのように行動するのですか？
“On my way home on a train in Kobe, I saw this: Someone lying down the priority seats, the seats meant for children, those who are pregnant, the elderly and the disabled. No one approached the person as they lay on the priority seats for as long as I was on the train..”
Two and a half years on NHK remembers Sagamihara [Video]
“Saturday 26th January 2019 will mark two and half years since the Sagamihara killings that occurred on July 26th 2016. NHK made a news report about it.”
Underground star in a wheelchair to bring positivity to movie role
“Tomoka Igari is a member of the underground pop idol group “Kamen-Joshi” (masked girls). In April last year, she suffered a spinal cord injury when a strong wind caused a sign to fall onto her on a street in Tokyo. Igari will play a character called Hinata, who also uses a wheelchair and who encourages the depressed Nao with her positive attitude while undergoing rehabilitation at the same hospital.”
Tokyo Government challenged over ‘barrier free’ bylaws not accommodating all wheelchair types
“Kazuhiko Motoki, a section chief in charge of the revisions at the Tokyo Office of the Governor for Policy Planning said” “We understand that the wider a space is, the easier it is (for wheelchair users) to use, but it was decided via intense negotiations,” “
2 major Japanese psychiatric groups to conduct internal surveys of involvement with eugenics law
“Two of Japan’s largest psychiatric societies will carry out investigations of their connection to the “unfortunate history” of forced sterilization surgeries on those with intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses carried out under the eugenic protection law.”
Japan Govt to Allow Disabled People to Work Part Time Beforehand
“The Japanese government plans to allow people with disabilities hired by government agencies to work part time before officially beginning their full-time duties, officials said.”
Japanese actor Yo Oizumi aims for portrayal of disabled man as ‘ordinary’
“When I interviewed people with disabilities, I was often told, ‘We’re not saints. I want you to portray [Shikano] as an ordinary man.’”
Japan to recruit over 1,200 people with disabilities by end of 2020
“Of the 38 prefectures in Japan in which prefectural government departments and boards of education inappropriately reported jobs information, 26 prefectures are planning to recruit at least about 1,200 people by the end of 2020 due to the lack of recruiting persons with disabilities.”
