Category: Japan

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 October 17, 2023 1
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Three Aichi organizations submit requests to provide relief for people with disabilities over excessive food costs

Three organizations representing people with disabilities in Aichi Prefecture have submitted a written request to the prefectural government and the city of Nagoya demanding that the government take action in response to the issue of the Megumi Corporation (Tokyo), a welfare company that operates facilities for people with disabilities nationwide, overcharging its users for foodstuffs.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 17, 2023 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Japan

Kodaira City Welfare Corporation Refused to Accept Whistleblower Report Regarding Unsanitary Conditions at Care Facilities

Kyodo News has obtained audio data from a social welfare corporation in Kodaira City, Tokyo, which operates workplaces and group homes for people with disabilities, and learned that a staff member had filed a whistleblower report with the city alleging that a tick infestation caused by unsanitary conditions was neglected, but that the department in charge refused to accept the report.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 15, 2023 Number of comments0
Abuse Care Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: On Recent Cases of Suspected Abuse at Mie Care Facilities

Some issues and incidents regarding people with disabilities in Japan seem to keep re-appearing and re-occurring. They also often seem to keep happening in the same place. A lot of the recent cases of suspected abuse of people with disabilities seem to occur in Tsu City in Mie Prefecture, western Japan. The episodes notes for this podcast episode provides a brief timeline of the suspected abuse reported in the press.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 10, 2023 Number of comments0
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Postponed Due to COVID, the Kobe 2024 ‘World Para Athletics Championships’ Begins a Countdown to the Games

The World Para Athletics Championships is the world’s premier para athletics event established by the International Paralympic Committee. The first conference was held in Berlin, Germany in 1994, and since the fifth conference in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.

The Kobe Games were scheduled to be held in 2021, but were forced to be postponed twice due to the global pandemic of the new coronavirus.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 10, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Japan Metaverse Podcast Welfare

Disability News Japan Podcast: Tokyo’s Edogawa City Ward Office to Enter the ‘Metaverse’

In the “metaverse ward office,” local residents can use their avatars to move around inside a virtual municipal hall, which is designed like the real one, after accessing the virtual space from the ward’s website. The ward aspires to make the service fully available to all residents, covering all of its departments by fiscal 2028.