Employment – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 2, 2021 0

Coronavirus pandemic hits employment opportunites for people with disabilities in Western Japan

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the facilities where people with disabilities work in Okayama Prefecture are under pressure. Events were cancelled one after another due to infection prevention measures, and opportunities to sell products such as handmade bread and handicrafts, which were sources of income, decreased sharply. This is because the number of orders from business partners has decreased significantly at business establishments that process parts as a subcontractor. Each facility is trying to find a way to develop sales channels and develop new products in order to support the lives of people with disabilities.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 12, 2021 0

Disability Employment Japan Technology

Virtual reality used for job training for people with disabilities in Tokyo during the pandemic

On July 8, an attempt to use virtual reality (VR) in training for people with developmental or cognitive disabilities to find employment or return to work was held at ‘Work Support Suginami’, an employment transition support office in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 10, 2021 0

Blind Disability Discrimination Employment Japan

Osaka based school hoping to open a facility to train visually impaired in massage loses lawsuit in second trial

The Osaka High Court on July 9 rejected the appeal of a lawsuit filed by Heisei Healthcare Academy, a school corporation in Osaka City, against the government’s refusal to allow the establishment of a new Shiatsu training facility for the visually impaired.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 7, 2021 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Employment Japan

Hokkaido’s Labour Bureau announces that employment rate for persons with disabilities in 2020 “lowest in the last 10 years”

The Hokkaido Labor Bureau announced that the employment rate of persons with disabilities through Hello Work in Hokkaido was 41.5% last year, the lowest in the last 10 years. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of job offers from companies is decreasing.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 6, 2021 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Employment Japan

Employment of people with disabilities in Saga prefecture falls by 10.2%, first decrease in 12 years

The number of employment of persons with disabilities in FY2020 through Hello Work in Saga Prefecture was 902, a decrease of 10.2% from the previous year, the first decrease in 12 years

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 2, 2021 0

Disability Employment Japan

After diagnosed with rare spinal cord Illness, former AKB48 Japan Idol highlights difficulties in finding employment with a disability in Japan

In Japan, about 940,000 patients with incurable diseases are eligible for public medical subsidies, and many of them are facing employment challenges. Some of them are reluctant to tell co-workers that they get tired easily over worries about being fired or being thought of as lazy.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 25, 2021 0

Disability Employment Japan

People with disabilities in Japan found gaining employment increasingly difficult during pandemic

The number of people with disabilities who found jobs through Hello Work in Japan last year was 89,000, down 12% from the previous year due to the new coronavirus,

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 30, 2021 0

Disability Employment Japan

Oral care product made by Japan’s disabled could be used by astronauts

A safe-to-swallow oral care product developed by a Japanese startup and manufactured by people with mental disabilities has been selected as a candidate for use by astronauts at the International Space Station.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 22, 2021 0

Disability Employment Japan

Employment of people with disabilities in Nagasaki increases by 2.61%

The Nagasaki Labor Bureau has summarized the employment situation of persons with disabilities in the prefecture (as of June 1, last year). In private companies, the actual employment rate, which indicates the ratio of persons with disabilities to employees, increased by 0.07 points from the previous year to 2.61%, the highest ever since the start of aggregation in 1977.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 15, 2020 0

Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Employment Japan

As coronavirus spreads in Japan, people with disabilities are dismissed from jobs

As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads the impact on employment, the number of people with disabilities who have been dismissed from companies has risen to about 1,200 in the six months to September, an increase of about 40% compared to the same period last year, according to the summary by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.