Coronavirus cluster found at Shiga medical facility for children and people with disabilities
A new cluster of the coronavirus was found a welfare facility for the people with disabilities on March 18th.
Category: Disability
Deadly Osaka Arson Case Closed without Indictment
Public prosecutors on Thursday dismissed a case against the suspect in a fatal arson attack at a mental health clinic in the western Japan city of Osaka last December, as the suspect is already dead.
Police Send Papers on Dead Suspect in Osaka Arson Attack
After the suspect’s death, police sought to uncover the motive for the attack by analyzing his smartphone. But the investigation has now been terminated.
Less than 40% of Prefectural Sports Facilities have carried out Staff Disability Awareness Training in Japan
A nationwide survey conducted by Kyodo News found that only less than 40% of prefectural sports facilities have conducted staff training within the past three years on how to consider and accommodate disabled persons.
New job support center caters to LGBT with disabilities in Japan
The new employment support center targets sexual minorities with mental or developmental disorders, who often fall between the cracks under the current welfare system.
Many Blood Drives Canceled in Japan amid Pandemic
While the number of visitors to donation rooms are almost at target levels despite the pandemic, there has been a spate of cancellations of offers to accept donation buses, due to concerns about the infection spread.
Japan Govt Ordered to Pay Damages over Forced Sterilization after Tokyo High Court overturns Lower Court Ruling
Tokyo High Court Presiding Judge Yutaka Hirata concluded that the eugenic protection law was unconstitutional. The plaintiff, a Tokyo resident, had demanded the government pay damages of 30 million yen.
Family says man with disability in central Japan died of COVID after poor hospital care
A 24-year-old man with a severe intellectual disability died four days after he was sent to hospital with COVID-19 and then returned home without sufficient examination or treatment, his family told the Mainichi Shimbun on March 9.
After Coronavirus Cluster at Hokkaido School for the Intellectually Disabled, positive Staff forced to care for positive Students
At Muroran Kotosen Gakuen in Muroran City, where children with intellectual disabilities and others are enrolled, a cluster of new coronavirus cases broke out at the end of February, forcing the staff of the isolated facility who tested positive for the virus, to provide care to those students who tested positive for the virus.
Japan Govt Appeals to Top Court over Forced Sterilization
The Japanese government Monday 7th March appealed to the Supreme Court to challenge a high court verdict ordering damages payments to victims of forced sterilization performed under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.
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