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by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 18, 2023 1

Japan to Raise Required Employment Rate for Disabled to 2.7 Pct

A Japanese labor ministry panel will propose to boost the legally required employment rate for disabled people at companies to 2.7 pct from 2.3 pct at present, it was learned Wednesday.

With an aim to secure more opportunities to work for people with disabilities, a subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council, which advises the labor minister, discussed at a meeting the same day plans to revise related regulations after deciding on details of the employment rate hike proposal.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 17, 2023 0

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Japan Hospital Transport Difficulty Cases Hit Another Record

The weekly number of cases in Japan in which ambulance crews could not soon find hospitals to transport emergency patients has hit a record high for the fourth consecutive week, government data showed Tuesday. The result came as COVID-19 infections are continuing to spread in the country, putting a burden on the medical care system.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 16, 2023 0

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Eisai Files for Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug in Japan

Eisai Co said Monday that it has applied for marketing authorization from Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency for a new Alzheimer’s drug jointly developed with U.S. pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 15, 2023 0

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Beware of The Watchtower: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan Return Post Pandemic Harassing Disabled People

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan have often seemingly thought nothing of grabbing my arm, the side not affected by cerebral palsy, whilst they sell their religious wares, and I clearly have a physical disability as I use a walking stick.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 13, 2023 0

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Prosecutors indict Abe shooter on charge of murder

Prosecutors on Friday indicted a man on charges of murder and violating the firearms control law for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election campaign in the western Japan city of Nara in July.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 12, 2023 0

Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Japanese Companies Use Proxy Agencies To Fulfill ‘Disability Quota’

Japanese firms have been using proxy agencies to employ disabled people, hiring them to work for unrelated farming schemes in a move seen as a way to fulfill official disability quotas, a welfare ministry probe and a Kyodo News investigation found.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 11, 2023 1

Disability Employment Japan

Proxy agencies in Japan for hiring people with disabilities grows as firms try to fill quota

Japanese firms have been using proxy agencies to employ disabled people, hiring them to work for unrelated farming schemes in a move seen as a way to fulfill official disability quotas, a welfare ministry probe and a Kyodo News investigation found Monday.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 10, 2023 0

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Disability News Japan Podcast: Alleged Kagoshima Care Home Abuse (Update)

According to the corporation’s investigation, in the lock-in incident, a staff member took one of the residents to his room, locked the door and prevented him from leaving for approximately four hours. The staff member is said to have explained that he was trying to protect other users because they had become violent inside the facility,

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 10, 2023 0

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Abe Shooter’s Psychiatric Evaluation Ends

Nara public prosecutors began the psychiatric evaluation on July 25 that year. The evaluation period was initially slated to last for four months through Nov. 29, but it was extended following a request from the prosecutors.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 10, 2023 1

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Kagoshima Care Home Corporation Confined Intellectually Disabled People for Four Hours

According to the corporation’s investigation, in the lock-in incident, a staff member took one of the residents to his room, locked the door and prevented him from leaving for approximately four hours. The staff member is said to have explained that he was trying to protect other users because they had become violent inside the facility, but he was not given lunch during that time, and the corporation says, “It was an inappropriate response. The corporation states that “there was a lack of education for the staff”.