Chairman of Tokyo Government’s Disabled Sports Council extolls the rewards of Para-sports training
Toshiro Ueda is convinced a brighter future for Japan’s disabled — and society as a whole — is built through the acts of one individual at a time.
Category: Disability
Japan Plans Hike for Elderly Out-of-Pocket Medical Fees
Under the current system, people aged 75 or above, excluding those with incomes comparable to those of preretirement workers, pay 10 pct of medical expenses out of pocket. The government plans to boost the share to 20 pct for those with incomes above a certain level.
Can’t wheelchair users make same-day bullet train seat reservations? [Mainichi Shimbun Opinion Article]
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the barriers wheelchair users can face on Japan’s shinkansen bullet train system.
Abuses against Disabled Hit Record 2,745 in Japan in FY 2018
The number of abuse cases against people with disabilities in Japan hit a record 2,745 in fiscal 2018, up 127 from the previous year, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday.
Japan Panel Proposes Driving Skills Test for Elderly
A panel of experts called on Japan’s National Police Agency on Thursday to introduce a system under which elderly drivers at high risk of causing accidents need to pass a driving skills test in order to renew their licenses.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to offer ‘end-of-life trust product’ for those living alone
The product is targeted at people living alone who are interested in “shukatsu” end-of-life planning. Customers need to deposit at least 3 million yen, from which funeral and other expenses will be paid.
Life in prison for man over knife attack on bullet train, death penalty not sought because of “personality disorder”
The ruling was in line with the request of prosecutors, who did not seek the death penalty in consideration of Kojima’s personality disorder. The court concluded that his disorder might have influenced developing his motive as he tends to take things paranoiacally.
Christmas in Japan is a time for love, preferably romantic
‘Tis the season to be jolly? Well…maybe not so much if you’re single during Christmas in Japan.
Stepping up accessibility for Paralympics [Video in English]
With less than eight months to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, groups and individuals are trying to step up accessibility in the capital.
Six prison sentence for former agriculture bureaucrat who “one-sidedly attacked” developmentally disabled son “with strong murderous intent”
Noting that Kumazawa was almost unharmed, while Eiichiro had more than 36 wounds on his body, the prosecutors said that the defendant “caught off Eiichiro’s guard and one-sidedly attacked him with strong murderous intent.”
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