‘Dementia towns’ how Japan is evolving for its ageing population
“At 84 years Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world whereas Nigeria has one of the lowest at 53 years”
Author: Michael Gillan Peckitt
UK & CP born, living in Japan, blogging about disability
Japanese temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families
“The boardinghouse, founded in September 2010, aims to improve the quality of life of seriously ill people, especially children with severe disabilities, by providing support to them and their families.”
30% of Chiba Hotels Unsure about Accommodating Disabled Guests
“As the Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held in two years, in a survey of the hotels and inns in Chiba prefecture was conducted and shows a negative attitude towards disabled people, with 30% places surveyed of the facility unsure how to accommodate disabled people.”
71% of Japanese Companies Not Hiring Disabled People
“40% said they did not know about raising the employment rate. 48% accounted for “not knowing” about the addition of mentally disabled persons to the subjects. Among the companies that do not know the expansion of the target, 71% were not hiring people with disabilities.”
The Chrysanthemum and the Stick E-book
“As a disabled foreigner living in Japan, I have experienced both sides of this paradox. It may seem bleak, but I do not find it so. And yet for myself, a British citizen with cerebral palsy in Japan, it is the liberating power of being a foreigner here that leaves the deepest impression on me.”
Hokkaido Care Home Staff Arrested for Unauthorized ATM Withdrawals from Disabled Residents Bank Accounts
“Kazuhiro Miwa was arrested on the grounds that on Tuesday December 19th 2017 at around 8:30am that Miwa used a residents cash card to withdraw cash of 280,000 yen without the residents permission from an ATM at Japan Railway station.”
Japanese couple who confined their daughter rearrested over her freezing death
“OSAKA – A couple detained after the death of their 33-year-old daughter were served with fresh arrest warrants Tuesday for allegedly confining her for at least 15 years before she froze to death.”
Ballet Dancer with Prosthetic Limb Koichi Omae Appears on NHK New Years Show
“Watching The Kohaku is kind of a ritual. This year however, there was something especially worthy of note: it included a song by the famous singer Ken Hirai accompanied by the ballet dancer Koichi Omae who uses a prosthetic limb.”
Happy New Year from Barrier Free Japan!
“It is New Years Eve in the average family household in Japan, at about a quarter past seven in the evening. This can mean only one thing: it’s time for the Kohaku!”
Abusers caught targeting disabled falls slightly as mistreatment cases soar at care facilities
“The number of people cited for abusing disabled people fell by three from the previous year to 2,520 in fiscal 2016, but cases of mistreatment at care facilities grew to a record of 401, a welfare ministry survey says.”
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