Japan’s Upper House of the Diet has enacted a bill aimed at providing support for people with dementia to live with dignity. It was unanimously approved on Wednesday.
A study group of the health ministry says the number of people afflicted with the condition in Japan is increasing annually. The group expects the figure to reach around 7 million in 2025.
At a public debate held on June 3rd regarding barrier-free measures when restoring the wooden castle tower of Nagoya Castle, some participants said that an elevator that can go up to the top floor, which groups for the disabled and others are calling for, is unnecessary. Some were claiming that this was a discriminatory remark that made fun of people with disabilities.
According to a public opinion survey on smartphone usage conducted by the government in 2020, less than 10 percent of those between the age of 18 to 59 responded that they “hardly use” or “do not use” such devices.
In contrast, the percentage of those saying they hardly use their smartphones rose substantially for older generations, standing at 25.7 percent of those aged 60 to 69, and 57.9 percent of those aged 70 and above.
A survey by Japan’s health and welfare ministry shows at least 543 people in the country had received organ transplants overseas, as of the end of March this year.
The ministry conducted the survey following the arrest of the director of an NPO who is accused of brokering overseas organ transplants in February without government permission.
A former doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty of murdering an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient in conspiracy with another doctor at the victim’s request.
“I didn’t conspire or murder,” Naoki Yamamoto, 45, said in the first hearing of his trial at Kyoto District Court.
According to investigative sources, around 8:00 pm on May 26th, there was a call to 110 in Machida City, Tokyo, saying, “A person seems to have been shot with a handgun.” The Metropolitan Police Department is confirming the details of situation, m that there is one injured person and eyewitness information that two men escaped from the scene in a passenger car.
Japanese police on Wednesday served a fresh arrest warrant for Kazuki Miyamoto, who has been indicted for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman with highly toxic thallium, on suspicion of attempting to murder his aunt with thallium as well.
Miyamoto, 37, has remained silent, according to police sources.
On May 17th the magazine ‘Newsweek Japan’ commented on the Hiroshima Mazda disability TikTok Video’ controversy saying it served as a reminder of how far Japanese corporate society is separated from global standards.
An anti-war group in Kobe, Japan, stand outside JR Sumiyoshi Station; with signs highlighting the war in Ukraine as the G-7 Summit takes place in Hiroshima.
On May 17th ‘Newsweek Japan’ published an editorial saying it: “…served as a reminder of how far Japanese corporate society is separated from global standards…the apology was unbelievable, as it apologised not to the disabled but to “customers and all concerned” for “causing concern and inconvenience”.
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