Abuse – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 19, 2020 1

Amid COVID-19 crisis in Japan, an investigation into abuse of disabled people at a care home and site of mass murder is dismissed

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, the investigation into abuse of people with disabilities at a facility in Kanagawa prefecture is about to be dismissed. New suspicions of abuse emerged last autumn regarding the “Tsukui Yamayurien” facility in Sagamihara City, in Kanagawa Prefecture, which became a stage of mass murder four years ago. The prefecture suddenly announced on May 18 that it would stop verifying cases of abuse, and some are skeptical.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 30, 2020 0

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Sapporo facility for disabled children to be investigated after instance of abuse

According to the city government , a former male employee abused a child twice in May-July 2019. The male employee retired in August of the same year, but the city said that he was in violation of the obligation to respect persons with disabilities as specified by the Child Welfare Law. The city has not confirmed abuse of other users.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 18, 2020 0

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Wakayama Prefecture Welfare Division reports increase of abuse against people with disabilities in Fiscal Year 2018

In fiscal year 2018, Wakayama Prefecture dealt with forty-seven reports regarding disability abuse, an increase of ten reports compared to the previous year.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 31, 2020 0

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Cases of abuse against people with disabilities in Hyogo Prefecture reaches a new high

The number of confirmed cases of abuse against people with disabilities during fiscal year 2018 in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan was 125, the highest ever for the prefecture. Abuse by staff at welfare facilities increased from 9 cases to 40 cases, which was also the highest ever.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 30, 2019 0

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Japan‘s Welfare Ministry reports more than 3,300 disabled abused last year with abuse at welfare facilities on the rise

The number of disabled people who were abused rose to more than 3,300 people nationwide last year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare concluded that while workplace abuse decreased, it increased at homes and welfare facilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 29, 2019 0

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Elderly Abuse Cases Hit Record High in Japan

The survey found that the number of people abused by nursing facility staff stood at 927. Of them, 688, or 74.2 pct, were women. Of the total victims, over 50 pct were physically abused.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 20, 2019 0

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Abuses against Disabled Hit Record 2,745 in Japan in FY 2018

The number of abuse cases against people with disabilities in Japan hit a record 2,745 in fiscal 2018, up 127 from the previous year, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 6, 2019 0

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Sapporo caregiver arrested for alleged injury to resident at disability support facility

“According to the police, at 7:40 pm on August 28, the suspect held and dragged both legs of a 30-year-old man in the facility, bruising and scratching his knees.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 28, 2019 0

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Hyogo support facility owner hopes to prevent ‘secondary disability’

“Hiroko Nomura (64), who operates a support facility for children and students who need developmental support in the city, says that Sanda City had allowed a “secondary disability”, in which the disability becomes serious depending on the surrounding environment to develop.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 27, 2018 0

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More than 3,500 disabled people abused in Japan last year

“n a summary released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of persons with disabilities who were abused in families and workplaces, etc., was the highest it’s ever been, with 3,500 people abused nationwide last year.