Category: Abuse

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 26, 2024 1
Abuse Crime Disability Japan

Number of people with disabilities abused by family members or facility staff in Japan reached record high last year

Last year, 4,641 people with disabilities were abused by family members or staff at welfare facilities for the disabled, the highest number ever. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, last year, there were 3,477 cases of abuse of people with disabilities in local governments nationwide, and 4,641 people were abused, both of which are the highest numbers since statistics began being collected in 2012.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 12, 2024 1
Abuse Care Disability Hokkaido Japan

After Occurrences of Abuse are Discovered at Sapporo Facility for People with Disabilities, Ward Office Imposes Three-month Suspension on Admitting New Users

The city of Sapporo has taken administrative action to suspend the admission of new users to a disability support facility in Kiyota Ward for three months after two users were beaten and abused by staff at the facility. According to Sapporo City, on July 23rd of this year, a male staff member in his 40s at Sapporo Suginaen punched a male user in his 50s in the face and kicked another user in his 60s in the body. The social welfare corporation Hokushoukai commented, “We take this incident very seriously. We will work sincerely to prevent a recurrence.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 4, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Elderly Japan

Childhood Trauma Raises Risk of Elderly Abuse: Study

People with adverse childhood experiences (ACE), such as domestic violence and neglect, are up to 7.65 times more prone to verbally or physically abusing elderly people than those without such experiences are, Japanese researchers have found. The researchers, including Chie Koga, project assistant professor of the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, analyzed answers collected in September-October 2022 in an online survey that asked participants about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives and health. Compared with people without ACEs, the risk of abusing elderly people was 3.22 times higher for respondents who have had at least one type of such experience, such as parental divorce and physical and psychological abuse, and 7.65 times higher for those who have experienced two or more types.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 13, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Japan Sagamihara

38 Cases of Suspected Abuse, “been the norm for 10 years” at ‘Sagamihara Massacre sister facility’ for People with Disabilities [Podcast Episode]

A total of 38 cases suspected to be abuse were confirmed going back about 10 years, with 11 users abused and nine staff members abusing them, and the committee pointed out that “abuse had become the norm.” According to the report, the abuse continued from around 2014 until last year, and included the following acts: hitting users on the head and ankles with a mallet in what was called “Hammer Chance”; forcing users to drink large amounts of fluids in what was called the “Sakazuki Challenge”; and making users run down the hallways and do squats under the pretext of dieting and exercise.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 12, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Japan

38 cases of suspected abuse at facility for people with disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Aina Yamayuri En facility: Abuse has been the norm for 10 years

A total of 38 cases suspected to be abuse were confirmed going back about 10 years, with 11 users abused and nine staff members abusing them, and the committee pointed out that “abuse had become the norm.” According to the report, the abuse continued from around 2014 until last year, and included the following acts: hitting users on the head and ankles with a mallet in what was called “Hammer Chance”; forcing users to drink large amounts of fluids in what was called the “Sakazuki Challenge”; and making users run down the hallways and do squats under the pretext of dieting and exercise.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 20, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Employment Japan Welfare Work

Abuse of People with Disabilities at the Workplace on the Rise, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Reports

A report published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 4th, states that the number of workplaces where abuse was confirmed (including overlaps) increased by 4% from the previous year to 447, and the number of people with disabilities who were abused increased by 16% to 761.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 9, 2024 Number of comments0
Abuse Disability Employment Japan Podcast Work

761 people with disabilities in Japan suffered abuse at work last year [Podcast Episode]

A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that 761 people with disabilities suffered abuse at work, such as unpaid wages and verbal abuse, last year, an increase of 105 from the previous year. This is thought to be due to the recovery of economic activity from COVID-19, which has increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 8, 2024 1
Abuse Disability Employment Japan Work

761 people with disabilities in Japan suffered abuse at work last year, 105 more than the previous year

A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that 761 people with disabilities suffered abuse at work, such as unpaid wages and verbal abuse, last year, an increase of 105 from the previous year. This is thought to be due to the recovery of economic activity from COVID-19, which has increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities.