“The physical strength and athletic ability of elderly people in Japan has largely improved, while that of people in their 30s and 40s has mostly fallen, the Japan Sports Agency said in an annual survey released Sunday.”
“A combination of a stuck wheelchair and an inactive sensor that detects objects on the tracks possibly contributed to the death of a 73-year old man at a railway crossing, the Kobe Shimbun reported.”
“The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, there were 3,673 ‘platform falls’ in 2014.”
“At an evacuation center in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, 69-year-old Michiko Wakisaka, whose home was hit by a landslide, said she moved from another evacuation center after finding it only had squat-style toilets she cannot use due to disability.”
“I wanted to create a place where people could hold dialogues in an easy manner, regardless of their position or job title”
“In Tsu City , Mie Prefecture’s day care facility for three disabled “Tsuku Shinbo’s House Kazushi”, it was found that staff members had been violent towards “intellectual disabled users of day service” calling them a liars” and “thieves”.”
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