At a support facility for the disabled in Betsukai, East Hokkaido, a male resident who was locked in a second-floor room by a male staff member fell out of a window and sustained injuries. The Hokkaido Prefectural Government is conducting interviews with the staff to investigate the possibility that the incident may have been an act of abuse.
Japanese department stores are expanding medical and beauty care services to take advantage of an increase in consumers wishing to avoid disease and stay healthy both inside and outside.
The stores aim to attract more shoppers through the face-to-face services, which are not possible online.
On August 8, it was learned that about 20% of prefectures, government-designated cities, and other municipalities had improperly linked their My Number to information on disability certificates.
A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found on August 6th that 81.7% of companies answered that they “do not give special consideration” even if their employees have children with disabilities. Parents of children with disabilities tend to take time off from work to go to hospitals or accompany them, and often have no choice but to give up their careers. The government’s study group is asking companies to provide support that respects the wishes of their employees.
A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found on August 6th that 81.7% of companies answered that they “do not give special consideration” even if their employees have children with disabilities.
By Barrier Free Japan August 8 2023 Sakai City, Osaka Pref – A former director of a facility for theContinue Reading
“I hated paper books. I hated the machismo of the traditional reading culture, which requires five physical abilities–the ability to see, the ability to hold a book, the ability to turn pages, the ability to maintain a reading posture and the ability to freely go to bookstores to buy books. I hated the ignorant arrogance of book lovers who are not aware of their privilege of being able to read paper books.”
The former director of a facility (87) for the disabled in Nishi Ward, Sakai City, was arrested and indicted for quasi-forced indecency.
The team found that cancer’s total economic burden on Japanese society amounted to an estimated 2,859.7 billion yen. Of the total, 1,024 billion yen was attributed to preventable cancer, with the figure broken down by 673.8 billion yen for men’s diseases and 350.2 billion yen for women’s.
Shinya Tateiwa, a sociologist and professor at Ritsumeikan University, who was known for his essays on the disabled and euthanasia, including a critique of the murder case at a facility for people with disabilities in Sagamihara, passed away at 1:33 p.m. on July 31 at a hospital in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City due to a malignant lymphoma. He was 62 years old.
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