Strain on medical and care systems leads Japan to extend state of emergency
While new COVID-19 cases are on the decline in the 19 prefectures, medical systems are still burdened there, government officials said.
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17 new coronavirus infections found in Gunma Prefecture at facility for the disabled in Takasaki City
Takasaki City announced on September 7 that 17 people, including residents and staff at a facility for the people with disabilities, were confirmed as infected with the coronavirus.
Former Aichi facility worker sentenced to three years for assaulting people with intellectual disabilities
Defendant Mizuno apologized in the final statement, crying, “I never hated the residents and I don’t know why I did that.”
Almost one year after actions of staff “recognized by the Kobe Municipal Government as sexual abuse” committee finds care home to have provided residents with “inappropriate care”
An independent committee established with the approval of the city of Kobe recently compiled and released a report on the Rokko Tsurujuen, a social welfare corporation in Nada Ward, Kobe City, which has been found to have provided inappropriate care to the elderly and whose employees complained of power harassment.
Unlicensed childcare facilities in Tokyo may be in violation of Japan’s Anti Disability Discrimination Laws
The Mainichi Shimbun has learned that the rules of an unlicensed childcare facility in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward that offers sports education include a statement to the effect that children with developmental disabilities may be asked to leave the facility if they have trouble living at the school. This may be in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act, which prohibits discriminatory treatment of people with disabilities.
Tsu District Court to hear case of killing of daughter with a disability by 72 year mother with an illness
The trial in a murder case in which an elderly mother, who lived alone with her daughter who had a severe intellectual disability, will begin at the Tsu District Court on June 7th.
Nursery Clusters in Japan Prompt Calls to Vaccinate Childcare Workers
The coronavirus vaccine rollout in Japan has been focusing on senior citizens. But recently there are growing calls for childcare givers to be offered priority inoculations.
Japan Draws Up Measures to Support Young Carers
A joint project team of Japan’s welfare and education ministries has drawn up measures to support young carers, or children under 18 who look after family members, including those in poor health. It will be the first time for the Japanese government to adopt support measures for young carers.
Kanagawa prefectural government reveals cases of abuse at care home for people with disabilities, residents locked in rooms and tied to wheelchairs for eight hours
According to the Kanagawa prefectural government, in February of this year, it was confirmed that twenty-two users of the Nakai Yamayurien facility for the disabled were physically restrained for more than eight hours, including being kept in locked rooms and tied to wheelchairs.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare aims to make care facilities a ‘living place’ for people with disabilities
The Japanese government intends to make residential care facilities a form of “living place” and promote the transition of residents to the community and the use of private rooms.
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