“I did my best.” Sagamihara Massacre Suspect Down about Trial
Satoshi Uematsu, 29, said that he will admit the charges at the trial. “It’s depressing,” he said. “It’s like going there to get insulted.”
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Care home stabbings accused handwritten letter detailing intent to “kill many disabled people”
Uematsu wanted to tell the Japanese Prime Minister about his plan to “kill many disabled people”. His name and address were written down, as is address of the Tsukui Yamayuri Garden, where he worked.
Photograph from security cameras believed to be defendant in care home stabbings, just before incident
A photograph from a security camera of a person believed to be defendant in the ‘Sagamihara massacre’ just before the incident at the Sagamihara care home on July 26th 2016. The incident occurred early 2am.
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A man accused of killing 19 residents and injuring dozens more at a care home for people with mental disabilities in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2016 said on Monday 23rd December that he will admit to charges of murder and attempted murder at his trial, slated to begin on January 8th. It was previously reported by Kyodo News that the he would plead not guilty.
Paralympics: Tokyo to see record number of competing nations
This year’s Tokyo Paralympics will set a participation record with athletes from around 170 national organizing bodies competing, surpassing the record 164 bodies that took part in the 2012 London games, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
Despite efforts to make Japan ‘barrier free’ as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games approaches, some people with disabilities see no improvement
While the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are touted as a chance to create a more inclusive society, a Kyodo News survey showed 66 percent of respondents did not see any improvement in accessibility or understanding of disabilities since 2013, when Tokyo was awarded hosting rights. In comparison, 34 percent said they had noticed progress.
Aiming at ‘independence after the death of a parent’, people with disabilities live in a private house in “trial experiment”
Two severely people with disabilities in their 20s who need medical care for 24 hours have left their parents for the first time and have begun living together in a private house in Fukuoka City.
Sixty percent of local governments do not have seventy-two hours of emergency power supplies
Around 60 percent of local government buildings across Japan were not equipped with emergency power supplies lasting 72 hours, a crucial time frame in saving human lives during times of disaster, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday.
Japan‘s Welfare Ministry reports more than 3,300 disabled abused last year with abuse at welfare facilities on the rise
The number of disabled people who were abused rose to more than 3,300 people nationwide last year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare concluded that while workplace abuse decreased, it increased at homes and welfare facilities.
Elderly Abuse Cases Hit Record High in Japan
The survey found that the number of people abused by nursing facility staff stood at 927. Of them, 688, or 74.2 pct, were women. Of the total victims, over 50 pct were physically abused.
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