Sagamihara defendant interviewed in December 2018
“Brief extracts from when the Sagamihara killings suspect was interviewed at the Yokohama Detention Center on December 28th 2018”
Category: Disability
Draft Employment Act For Disabled Persons to be announced by Japanese Parliament early January
“A draft of the bill to revise the Employment Promotion Act for Persons with Disabilities submitted to the ordinary Diet session next year by the government will be announced on Thursday 3rd 2019 January, to deal with the problem in increasing the employment of persons with disabilities such as central ministries.”
Number of prenatal screening tests in Japan jumps 2.4 times in 10 years
“The number of prenatal tests conducted in Japan to check for serious health issues with the fetus has jumped 2.4 times over a 10-year period from 2006 to 2016, according to an estimate by researchers at the National Center for Child Health and Development and other institutions.”
80 Percent of Japan’s State Bodies Lack Disabled Employees
“Japan’s welfare ministry said Tuesday that the number of disabled employees stood below the standard required by law at 35 of the 43 state institutes as of June 1 this year.”
Kobe District Court hears first arguments over two couples ‘still suffering’ after forced sterilization
Plaintiffs are acting names of both Mr. Takaji Kobayashi (86) and Ms. Kimiko (86) in Akashi-shi, Aichi Prefecture, and Tatsuo Takao and Mrs. Namie in their 70s living in the prefecture. In September this year, two pairs have filed a lawsuit as the deaf blockers for the first time.
In the court of the day, Mr. Takaru appealed in sign language that “My dream of giving birth to a child was cut off, I regretted my teeth had been feeling frustrated.”
According to the complaint, Mr. and Mrs. Kobayashi were aborted and sterilized without explanation immediately after marriage for 60 years. Mr. and Mrs. Takao were infertile surgery without explanation just before marriage in 1968.
The plaintiffs allege that the Constitution guaranteed by the old law infringed the right to pursue happiness and reproductive rights (sexual and reproductive rights).
Over the old law, a total of 15 people have filed suit in six nationwide districts so far. Discrimination has already begun in Tokyo, Sendai, Osaka etc.
More than 3,500 disabled people abused in Japan last year
“n a summary released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of persons with disabilities who were abused in families and workplaces, etc., was the highest it’s ever been, with 3,500 people abused nationwide last year.
NHK reporting about jobs for disabled people on Christmas Day [Video in English]
A video from an report by NHK from the NHK G 9pm news broadcast on December 25th 2018
Efforts made to make Tokyo Games cultural program barrier-free
“In connection with the Tokyo Games, the government-backed “beyond2020” program, which aims to realize a society where diverse people can live together post-2020, encourages participants to propose cultural events that “eliminate barriers of people with disabilities.” ”
Only one re-examination appeal over forced eugenic sterilization ever submitted to the Japanese Government
“When the guardian of a woman ordered to be sterilized sought nullification of the decision by the local eugenic protection council in July 1965, the panel turned down the complaint on the grounds that the guardian “did not have sufficient understanding of the law.” ”
Escalator safety campaign starts at Tokyo Station
“A campaign to promote the safe use of escalators has begun at Tokyo Station ahead of the year-end and New Year’s travel season.”
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