Category: Japan

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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.

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Para-Aquathlon Event held in Tottori On Sports Day

The “16th All Japan Challenged Aquathlon Kaike Tournament,” where people with disabilities take on swimming and running, was held on October 9th in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, which is considered the birthplace of triathlon in Japan. Approximately 80 people aged 6 to 78 from within and outside the prefecture worked hard to reach the goal with the help of approximately 290 volunteers.

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Tokyo ward tests ‘metaverse’ office for disabled, seeks full support by FY 2028

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.

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Aichi-based Care for Disabled Management Company ‘Megumi’ to be Investigated over Alleged Overcharging and Fraud

In an interview with Kyodo News, several former employees of the ‘Megumi’ Corporation, a major operator of group homes for the disabled that has been found to have overcharged residents for food, testified that the company had created false service provision records that differed from the actual situation and that the entire organization had been receiving improper compensation for welfare and medical services for the disabled.

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Disability News Japan Podcast: Intellectually Disabled Mother Potentially Separated from Child

It was learned on October 1st that a 31-year-old woman with a mild intellectual disability living in a group home (GH) in Kanagawa Prefecture gave birth to a boy and wanted to raise him, but had no choice but to place him in an infant home. They were not accepted at GH, and it was difficult to receive sufficient childcare support outside of the GH.