A 37-year-old employee at a prefectural support facility for people with disabilities in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a male user, causing serious injuries that left his leg cracked.
The Japanese Supreme Court’s First Petty Bench decided Wednesday to have the top court’s Grand Bench issue a unified ruling on five damages lawsuits filed by forced sterilization victims under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.
The Japanese Supreme Court’s First Petty Bench decided Wednesday to have the top court’s Grand Bench issue a unified ruling on five damages lawsuits filed by forced sterilization victims under the now-defunct eugenic protection law.
The Grand Bench, presided over by Chief Justice Saburo Tokura, is expected to hand down such a ruling next year on the suits, with the top court’s judgment on whether the 20-year statute of limitation for damages claims applies in the cases a focal point.
During the inspection of the My Number system, Gunma Prefecture announced on October 31 that it had confirmed 12 cases of errors in linking disability certificates to the system. The names and identification numbers of two different people with disabilities were linked to a single number, and the names and identification numbers of the different people could be viewed on “MyNa Portal,” a website for people who have obtained a MyNumber card.
The first prison in the country to house only young inmates with physical disabilities or intellectual disabilities, with an emphasis on supporting their reintegration into society, was established in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture.
The first prison in the country to house only young inmates with physical disabilities or intellectual disabilities, with an emphasis on supporting their reintegration into society, was established in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture.
The ‘Ichihara Youth Correctional Center’ is a newly established facility that was a juvenile detention center until April of this year.
The movie “Moon,” modelled on the Sagamihara Massacre has opened nationwide in Japan and today I watched it. Here are my initial thoughts, given almost right after watching the movie.
The 1,000th case involved a man in his 60s who has been declared brain-dead at a hospital in western Japan based on the law, according to the network.
Disability rights groups in Japan have been petitioning for better access to the country’s rail system, specifically demanding improvements to the current system that prevents disabled people from receiving discounts when riding alone on trains if the distance is less than 100 kilometers.
Takayuki Okada, professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University’s Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, testified at the 14th hearing in the trial of defendant Shinji Aoba, 45, at Kyoto District Court. As requested by the defense, Okada has conducted the second psychiatric evaluation on Aoba, after he was indicted.
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