In order to not impose excessive burdens on companies, they are now required to take necessary measures only if the accommodations fall within the scope of normal operations.
Around 80 percent of patients who developed health issues after consuming Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. red yeast rice dietary supplements went to the hospital in January or later, a study by the Japanese Society of Nephrology showed Monday.
The Japanese government has raised the legally required ratio of employees with disabilities in the private sector to 2.5 percent or higher starting on April 1.
The labor and welfare ministry says the number of people with disabilities working at private firms has been on an upward trend. It estimates the figure to be more than 1.1 million as of June 2023.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has found that the executives and other staff members of a social welfare corporation “Tokiwa-kai” in Kodaira City, Tokyo, had abused several mentally disabled patients, and that the corporation’s workshop and group home had received excessive compensation for welfare for the disabled even though they did not meet the personnel standards and other requirements. The corporation operates 13 facilities in Kodaira City. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the overpayment of remuneration occurred at the “Asayake Workshop,” the main facility of the corporation, and one group home.
An office that provides after-school day care services for children with disabilities has been subject to administrative sanctions for falsifying support plans for the children. According to Kumamoto City, ‘Banana Land’ had falsified dates and other information about the support plan, using the parent’s seal or stamp without permission.
According to Kumamoto City, Banana Land had falsified dates and other information about the support plan for nine children.
Authorities conducted an on-site inspection of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s plant in Osaka on Saturday following many reports of health problems from users of its supplement products containing “beni koji” red fermented rice.
There were 7,637,967 ambulance dispatches in Japan in 2023, the highest figure since comparable data became available in 1963, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a preliminary report Friday. From the previous year, ambulance dispatches increased 5.6 pct. The agency also said a record 6,639,959 people, up 6.8 pct, were transported by ambulance. Of them, probable sufferers of acute illnesses, such as COVID-19, accounted for 67.7 pct, far exceeding those inflicted “general” injuries, at 15.9 pct, and those involved in traffic accidents, at 5.4 pct.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that it has confirmed a fifth death possibly linked to its red yeast rice dietary supplements, but has yet to determine the substance that may be responsible for causing health problems amid hundreds of reports of people falling ill.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that it has confirmed two more deaths linked to its red yeast rice dietary supplements, with the burgeoning health scandal leading to widespread voluntary recalls.
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