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.
Category: Disability
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.
Death Toll from Osaka Arson Attack Rises to 26
The death toll from an arson attack at a mental health clinic in the western Japan city of Osaka in December last year rose to 26 on Monday, according to the Osaka prefectural police.
Paralympics a valuable chance to deepen understanding about disabilities says Japanese Paralympian
International Paralympic Committee board member Miki Matheson has high hopes that the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, which kick off on Friday 4th March, will be an event that showcases sporting excellence and deepens understanding about people with disabilities.
Sit Skier Muraoka Wins Japan’s 1st Gold in Beijing Paralympics
Japanese sit skier Momoka Muraoka won gold in the women’s downhill Alpine skiing at the Beijing Paralympics Saturday, Japan’s first medal at the Winter Paralympic Games in the Chinese capital.
Japan Govt revises Road Traffic Law, change will require no Drivers License for some Vehicles
The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to revise the road traffic law to realize mobility services with Level 4 autonomy, which does not require a driver in the vehicle.
Barrier Free Japan 