Sagamihara Suspect Trial Date Set [Podcast]
The trial date is set for January 8th 2020.
Category: Disability
Japan’s Education Ministry proposes ‘Disability Promotion Plan’
“Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has put together a priority policy “Disability Promotion Plan” to be tackled from this fiscal year to support the activities of disabled people in each field such as school education, lifelong learning, cultural arts.”
Hospitals scramble to secure doctors for 10-day Golden Week Holiday in Japan
“[A] Tokyo-based medical personnel resource service company, said, as of April 22, it had received 4,538 requests to dispatch doctors between April 27 and May 6, about 800 more than what it received during last year’s Golden Week period.”
Sagamihara stabbings suspect’s trial to begin January 2020
“Concerning the case where 19 men and women in the hospital were killed at a facility for the disabled in Sagamihara City in 2016, the trial of a former employee, Satoshi Uematsu (pictured) accused of murder, will begin on January 8 next year.”
Japan enacts law to redress victims of forced sterilization
“The new law, drafted by both ruling and opposition parties, offers an apology to victims but critics say its wording lacks clarity over where the responsibility lies.”
3-year-old disabled girl dies after stroller catches fire in Tokyo
“The girl had a disability and police believe there is a possibility that an oxygen tank attached to the stroller that helped her breathe caused the fire.”
Aichi Prefecture increases number of disabled people employed
“Breaking down the figures by disability; the number of those employed who have a physical disability has increased from 4.5% to 21,805,5, those with developmental disabilities increased 10,3% to 6,973. The number of those employed who have a mental illness increased by 36%, with was the largest rise in the prefecture .”
Japanese Medical Science Federation to investigate involvement in forced sterilizations
“Many medical societies were involved in the promotion of forced sterilizations, but self-investigations into the practice have been limited to a small portion of the organizations. It is especially rare for the JMSF, the largest academic organization in the country in the medical field, to confront the past history of its member societies and medical scientists. The purpose of the investigation is to identify the factors that led to scientists and physicians at the time to promote forced sterilizations.”
Lottery for Tokyo 2020 to start May 9th, tickets for disabled priced at 2,020 Yen
“Going on sale will be tickets for general audience, tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying people, and special tickets costing ¥2,020 apiece for groups including children or elderly people, or people with disabilities.”
Paralympics: IPC says Tokyo Games organizers must finish strong and deliver
“But when it comes to accommodation…everyone knows we have the issue of accessibility,” he said, highlighting transport and access to public buildings as areas that must be addressed.”
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