Experiences of the Sagamihara Victims heard in Court
On the 16th, the fourth day of hearings was held at the Yokohama District Court. Prosecutors read the statements of the bereaved families of all 19 victims in the court.
Category: Disability
Japan’s Transport Ministry plans to make Barrier-Free Services on Public Transport Mandatory
The ministry plans to make public transportation easily accessible to those with disabilities and the elderly by having the operators of taxis, buses and trains master how to use barrier-free equipment, such as slope boards for wheelchair users. A bill to revise a law on promoting the smooth transportation of elderly and disabled people will be submitted at the ordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, to be convened Monday.
Second Paralympic Games Ticket Lottery Begins
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) annouced on Wednesday 15th January that applications for participation in the second lottery for sales of Paralympic Games tickets will be accepted from residents of Japan during the period of 15 – 29 January 2020.
“I didn’t know where to get on”: Japanese Lawmaker with ALS inspects train service ahead of Paralympics
Written with extracts translated from TV Asahi Januarty 14th 2020 Yasuhiko Funago, A member of the House of Councilors, andContinue Reading
Unconvinced that words were enough, Sagamihara defendant tried to bite off little finger as he “thought it was the best way to do it.”
“I couldn’t be convinced by a verbal apology alone, I thought it was the best way to do it. It was an action I thought about and was confused. I had been thinking about doing this about two years ago.”
A Summary of the First Few Days of the ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Trial
Monday 13th January was a national holiday in Japan, it was ‘Coming of Age Day’, so with some other public services, the courts did not sit in Japan. Barrier Free Japan felt this was a good time to recount the first few days in ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ trial, and offer a kind of ‘timeline’ of the trial thus far.
Experience of Blindness Offered in Japan before Paralympics
Participants walk through a temple wearing eye masks for a simulated experience of being blind, including having to make better use of the senses of hearing and smell.
Experiences of the only named Sagamihara victim, Kazuya Ono, are heard in court
An account of an injured victim was heard, Kazuya Ono (46), who is the only victim to be referred to by his real name in ttrial, was referred to as Mr. Ono. Kazuya Ono (46). He was severely injured by a knife, which led to a police report being filed immediately after the incident.
Visually Impaired man falls on to tracks at JR Nippori Station, killed by train
In the early morning of January 11, a 53-year-old visually impaired man fell off his platform at JR Nippori Station in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, and was killed by a train.
Sagamihara care home massacre accused asked if someone could talk when choosing victim, employee recounts
A statement was taken by from an employee who was detained by the defendant. The employee testified that the defendant would ask if a potential victim could talk when choosing whether to attack them.
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