Category: Disability

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Telework

“I can’t participate in TV or teleconferences.” Japan’s disabled face difficulties working from home

People with disabilities are facing unexpected difficulties from working at home, A study by Osaka-based venture company Mirairo found that people could not hear and could not hold a video conference, and that the number of non-step buses was limited. Mirairo Co., Ltd. engages in consulting services for companies and local governments to propose an environment where people with disabilities can live easily. 

Disability Japan Sagamihara

As death sentence is finalized, Sagamihara killer says he was “wrong to continue the trial”

The death penalty was handed down to Satoshi Uematsu on March 16 for killing 19 residents at a facility for the intellectually disabled in Sagamihara , and later his lawyer dropped the appeal and the death penalty was finalized. “I was wrong to continue the trial, but there was a conflict in my heart,” Uematsu said.