Category: Abuse

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 18, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Japan Podcast

Mother Ordered to Pay 30 Million Yen in Abuse Damages Causing Mental Disorders [Podcast Episode]

A lawsuit in which a 36-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture sought damages from his mother, claiming that abuse he suffered as a child caused him to develop mental disorders that left him unable to work, resulted in the Yokohama District Court recognizing the causal link between the abuse and his inability to maintain employment and ordering the mother to pay approximately ¥35.45 million in compensation, it was learned on the 16th. The ruling was dated January 27th.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 17, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Crime Disability Japan

Mother Ordered to Pay ¥30M in Abuse Damages Causing Mental Disorders

A lawsuit in which a 36-year-old man from Kanagawa Prefecture sought damages from his mother, claiming that abuse he suffered as a child caused him to develop mental disorders that left him unable to work, resulted in the Yokohama District Court recognizing the causal link between the abuse and his inability to maintain employment and ordering the mother to pay approximately ¥35.45 million in compensation, it was learned on the 16th. The ruling was dated Jan. 27.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 9, 2026 2
Abuse Disability Group Homes (GH) Intellectual disabilities Japan

Chiba disability group home resident dies; former representative to be arrested

Police in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, plan to arrest a man in his 30s who formerly headed a disability group home on suspicion of assault resulting in death after a 19-year-old male resident with an intellectual disability died under suspicious circumstances in 2025. Investigators believe the former representative assaulted the resident, leading to his death, and are also examining possible liability among staff members who allegedly failed to report the abuse despite being aware of it. Police suspect the victim may have been subjected to routine violence and are continuing the investigation.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 5, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Group Homes (GH) Japan

Ex-Care Worker Arrested for Assaulting Female Resident at Saitama Disability Group Home

According to the arrest allegations, between approximately 8:17 p.m. and 8:43 p.m. on October 12, 2025, at the disability group home in Sekiyama 1-chome, Hasuda City where he worked, the man allegedly assaulted a 21-year-old female resident by punching her in the face and causing injuries, including a subconjunctival hemorrhage in her right eye. The man denies the charges, stating, “I did not use violence. I cannot accept the arrest.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 31, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Japan Welfare

Abuse Found at Ehime Disability Facility; Manager Dismissed

The prefectural government announced that it has imposed an administrative sanction on a group home support facility in Tōon, Ehime Prefecture, after confirming that the facility’s then-manager repeatedly abused residents. According to the prefecture, inspections and audits found that over a period of about one year from November 2024, the manager subjected users to physical, sexual and psychological abuse on multiple occasions. The manager has since been dismissed, and the prefecture ordered the facility to suspend accepting new users for one year under the Act on Comprehensive Support for Persons with Disabilities, citing the seriousness and repeated nature of the misconduct.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 30, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Hospitals Japan Mental Health Podcast

Japan Compiles Statistics on Abuse by Psychiatric Hospital Workers for First Time [Podcast Episode]

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced on January 19th that in fiscal 2024 there were 6,258 reports and notifications received by prefectures and designated cities concerning alleged abuse of persons with disabilities by staff at psychiatric hospitals. Of these, 260 cases were officially recognized as abuse. Under the revised Mental Health and Welfare Act enacted in 2022, reporting abuse of persons with disabilities by psychiatric hospital staff to prefectures and designated cities was made mandatory. This is the first time such data have been compiled. The ministry stated, “We have confirmed that the reporting system is being recognized. We will continue to closely monitor future trends.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 29, 2026 1
Abuse Disability Hospitals Japan Mental Health

Japan Compiles Statistics on Abuse by Psychiatric Hospital Workers for First Time

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced on January 19th that in fiscal 2024 there were 6,258 reports and notifications received by prefectures and designated cities concerning alleged abuse of persons with disabilities by staff at psychiatric hospitals. Of these, 260 cases were officially recognized as abuse.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 28, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Crime Disability Japan

Ex-Employee Arrested for Multiple Assaults at Saitama Disability Facility

A former employee of a facility for people with disabilities in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly assaulting and injuring a male resident in his 20s with a disability on three occasions between 2021 and 2024, police said. Investigators allege the 42-year-old man initially told colleagues the injuries were the result of an accident, but the case came to light after a relative of another resident contacted police in January last year. Authorities have since identified injuries among other residents from the same period that may have been caused by assaults, raising concerns the suspect may have routinely abused multiple residents, and police are continuing their investigation.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 16, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Japan Politics

Yokohama Mayor Accused of Power Abuse

Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka was accused Thursday of abusive remarks and inappropriate behavior toward city officials and assembly members. The mayor allegedly made derogatory remarks about the city assembly speaker, the deputy mayor and others, such as “fat,” “die” and “human scum.” These allegations were reported in the online edition of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine Sunday.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 10, 2026 Number of comments0
Abuse Japan Mental Health Self Defense Forces

Japan Govt Ordered to Pay Damages over SDF Officer’s Suicide

A Japanese district court on Friday ordered the government to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to the mother of a Ground Self-Defense Force member who committed suicide in 2012. They claimed that Kawashima, who was stationed at the GSDF’s Camp Shiraoi in the Hokkaido town of Shiraoi, took his life as appropriate measures were not taken against bullying mainly by one older officer.