Category: Discrimination

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 19, 2023 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Discrimination Japan Nagoya Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Citizens Debate Held Over Restoration of Nagoya Castle and Discriminatory Remarks Towards Disabled

On December 18th, the Nagoya City Citizen Debate Committee held its fourth meeting on the issue of discriminatory comments made against disabled people during a citizens’ debate on the Nagoya Castle wooden restoration project. The city presented a draft of the interim report, which it aims to publish by the end of the year, and the committee members expressed their opinions. The meeting was closed to the public.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 18, 2023 1
Barrier Free Disability Discrimination Japan Nagoya

Citizens Debate Held Regarding Restoration of Nagoya Castle and Discriminatory Remarks Against Disabled

On December 18th, the Nagoya City Citizen Debate Committee held its fourth meeting on the issue of discriminatory comments made against disabled people during a citizens’ debate on the Nagoya Castle wooden restoration project. The city presented a draft of the interim report, which it aims to publish by the end of the year, and the committee members expressed their opinions. The meeting was closed to the public.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 11, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Discrimination Education Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Parents of Severely Disabled Boy Lose Appeal Claiming Son Illegally Sent to Special Needs School

Japan’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the parents of a boy from Kawasaki City against a lawsuit in which they sought damages from Kanagawa Prefecture and the city on the grounds that it was illegal for the boy to be designated to a special-needs school on the grounds of severe disability.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 9, 2023 1
Disability Discrimination Eugenics Japan

Maebashi Court Orders Man to Pay 960,000 Yen in Damages Over Disability Hate Speech on Online Anonymous Bulletin Board Despite Defamation Claim Rejected

Maebashi District Court has ordered a man who made a post on an anonymous bulletin board on the Internet to pay 960,000 yen in damages.

Kazuaki Hyodo (48), a man with severe disabilities from Maebashi City, was seeking approximately 1.95 million yen in damages from the man who made the post, in Tokyo, for suffering mental pain after being defamed on an anonymous bulletin board on the Internet. On December 8th, the Maebashi District Court (presiding judge Ritsuko Jinno) handed down a judgment ordering the man [who posted] to pay approximately 960,000 yen.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 19, 2023 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Discrimination Japan

Japan’s Cabinet Office opens “Connection Contact Window” for Consultation on Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

On October 16th, the Cabinet Office opened a “Tsunagu Desk” to respond to consultations aimed at eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities. In April next year, companies and other private businesses will be required to make “reasonable accommodations” such as installing ramps for wheelchair users and providing written communication, so the government will support smooth implementation.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 26, 2023 Number of comments0
Discrimination Education Intellectual disabilities Japan

70% of ‘Special Needs Schools’ in Japan Prohibit Male-Female Relationships for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: Survey

Yuko Kadoshita, a visiting researcher at Toyo University, conducted the survey in 2021. 466 people responded, with 5.6% saying that dating is “prohibited” and 63.3% saying that “it is not prohibited but there are rules. 30.0% said “no ban and no rules.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 24, 2023 1
Disability Discrimination Japan Media

Request to Cut Interview with Disabled Employee from Japan’s ‘Itoham’ Video Sparks Controversy

When a restaurant that employs people with disabilities was interviewed on Itoham’s official YouTube channel, the company instructed to cut out the part of the interview with a disabled employee. The controversy stems from a post by Hiromichi Shizume, a TV producer and writer in charge of production and appearances for the channel’s project, which has sparked controversy over Itoham’s response to the situation.