KyoAni Case Appealed to High Court after Death Sentence
The defense for the arsonist in the July 2019 attack on Kyoto Animation Co. filed an appeal with Osaka High Court on Friday to challenge the death sentence its client was given.
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Survivors Gave Vivid Accounts of KyoAni Arson Attack
The attacker, Shinji Aoba, scattered a bucket of a liquid, yelled, “Die,” and set it alight, said an employee who was in her second year at the animation powerhouse, known as KyoAni, at the time of the incident.
Court to sentence man over fatal 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack
A Japanese court on Thursday is set to sentence Shinji Aoba, the man responsible for a 2019 arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 people in one of Japan’s worst-ever mass murders.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Disabled in Ishikawa Turn Down Secondary Evacuation, Education Ministry Reports on Disabled Students
More on why some elderly and people with disabilities are reluctant to take the ‘secondary evacuation’ option and Japan’s Education Ministry drafts a report on how to accommodate the increasing number of people with disabilities attending universities in Japan.
Japan’s Education Ministry Discusses Support for Increasing Number of University Students with Disabilities
Ahead of the revised Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities coming into effect in April, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s expert panel drafted a report on the 22nd that summarizes the ideas and matters necessary for educational support for university students with disabilities. As the revised law is enacted, the provision of reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities, which was previously mandatory for national and public universities, will now become mandatory for private universities as well.
Disability News Japan Podcast: In Quake-Affected Areas, Needing the Familiar, Some Residents of Facilities for Disabled Turn Down ‘Secondary Evacuation’ Option
NHK reported on its TV programme ‘News Watch 9’ on January 22nd that four ‘Group Homes’ and facilities for people with disabilities in Ishikawa Prefecture decided not to take the ‘secondary evacuation’ option, out of a concern that a change of environment might be disruptive to their mental health.
Nagasaki welfare facility for disabled reported to be “full of smoke” on January 20th, no fire discovered
On January 20th at around 11PM, an employee of a welfare facility for the disabled in Tanaka-cho, Nagasaki City, called the emergency services to report that the facility was full of smoke. When the fire department arrived no fire was discovered and no one was injured.
Disability News Japan Podcast: NHK Baribara on Noto Peninsula Quake, Comedian ‘Esper’ Ito Dies after Epileptic Seizure
The office said, “Esper Ito (real name Masuo Ito) had been receiving rehabilitation treatment at a facility for a long time and has been repeatedly in and out of the hospital, but on January 16, 2024, due to status epilepticus, He passed away at a medical institution.”
Retired Japanese Comedian Masuo ‘Esper’ Ito’s Cause of Death Determined to be Epileptic Seizure
Former comedian Esper Ito, who was reported to have passed away on the 17th at the age of 63, announced on the 19th that the cause of his death was status epilepticus.
The office said, “Esper Ito (real name Masuo Ito) had been receiving rehabilitation treatment at a facility for a long time and has been repeatedly in and out of the hospital, but on January 16, 2024, due to status epilepticus, He passed away at a medical institution.”
Disability News Japan Podcast: NHK News Report on Elderly & Disabled Noto Peninsula Earthquake Evacuees [English Audio]
This is a short audio extract from the NHK G TV programme ‘News Watch 9’ broadcast on January 19th 2024, reporting about the elderly and people with disabilities in Ishikawa prefecture after the earthquake on January 1st 2024.
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