‘Japan Mobility Show’ to Hold ‘Special Invitation Day for Persons with Disabilities’
By Barrier Free Japan with extracts from Jiji October 26 2023 TOKYO – The Japan Mobility Show opened at theContinue Reading
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Disability News Japan Podcast: Sony unveils new video game controller for gamers with disabilities
Five years in the making, Sony PlayStation is releasing a new highly adjustable video game controller for a wide variety of gamers with various physical disabilities.
Japan National Government Audits Welfare Corporation, Cracks Down on Fraud at Disability Facilities
A company operating a group home in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is being audited by the national government and local governments for allegedly overcharging users of the home for food. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has notified Aichi Prefecture and other relevant local governments to confirm whether the company has been improperly billing local governments for disability welfare services.
Sony unveils new video game controller for gamers with disabilities
Five years in the making, Sony PlayStation is releasing a new highly adjustable video game controller for a wide variety of gamers with various physical challenges
Paranoia Had Little Influence in KyoAni Arson Attack, Psychiatrist Testifies
A man accused of carrying out a deadly arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in 2019 had paranoid personality disorder, but the disorder had almost no influence in the attack, a psychiatrist said Monday.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Disabled Actors Star in ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Inspired Film ‘Moon’
The film ‘Moon’ is set in a facility for the severely disabled, where the disabled are repeatedly subjected to heartless treatment and violence. The story depicts an employee with an irrationally amplified sense of justice and mission as he approaches the incident.
In June of last year, the users of “AGALA” (Arita City, Wakayama Prefecture), a facility that supports the employment of people with disabilities, were offered the chance to appear in a movie.
Disabled Actors Star in ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Inspired Film ‘Moon’
The Sagamihara stabbings were committed on 26 July 2016 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture. Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six others were injured, thirteen severely, at a care home for disabled people.
The movie “Moon,” modeled on the incident, has opened nationwide.
In the film, disabled people play the roles of disabled people.
Serious Generic Drug Shortage Hits Japan amid Flu Spread
A shortage of generic drugs is becoming serious in Japan amid the spread of influenza and the novel coronavirus, prompting the health ministry to make all-out efforts to sort out a structural issue haunting the industry.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Reports of Abuse at Takatsuki City Care Facility to be Investigated
An interview with a person concerned revealed that a man in his 50s was seriously injured last month (September) at a facility for the disabled in Takatsuki City, Osaka, breaking his ribs. According to the facility, one of the former employees admitted to assaulting the man, and the city is now investigating the details.
Takatsuki City investigates assault by former employee of resident at facility for disabled people
An interview with a person concerned revealed that a man in his 50s was seriously injured last month (September) at a facility for the disabled in Takatsuki City, Osaka, breaking his ribs.
According to the facility, one of the former employees admitted to assaulting the man, and the city is now investigating the details.
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