Japan Traffic Accident Deaths Up for 1st Time in 8 Years
The National Police Agency suspects a link between the increase and growing social activities following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. It said that details will be analyzed later.
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4 People Injured in Knife Attack on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line
Four male passengers were injured in a knife attack on East Japan Railway Co.’s Yamanote Line in Tokyo Wednesday night, the Tokyo Fire Department said.
A knife-wielding woman, apparently in her 20s, was arrested at JR Akihabara Station by Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of attempted murder.
Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 73 in Central Japan
The death toll includes 39 in Wajima and 23 in Suzu, both Ishikawa cities in the Noto Peninsula. Evacuation shelters were opened at 355 locations in the prefecture, and about 33,000 people were evacuated.
Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 64 in Central Japan
The death toll includes 31 in Wajima and 22 in Suzu, both cities in Ishikawa’s Noto Peninsula. Evacuation centers were opened at 355 locations in the prefecture, and about 33,000 people were evacuated.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Aftershocks from the ‘2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake’
The Japan Meteorological Agency has named this earthquake the ‘2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake’ which in Japanese is ‘ 令和6年能登半島地震’ or the ‘Reiwa 6 Noto Peninsula Earthquake’, ‘Reiwa 6’ being the Japanese Imperial Year in 2024.
Disability News Japan Podcast: As If The New Year Should Tremble To Begin…
I began this podcast episode intending to just welcome in 2024 and then, at around 16:10, a Shindo 7 earthquake occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture and a tsunami warning was issued. At the time of posting this on the late evening of January 1st 2024, not all tsunami warnings have been lifted, but the number of earthquakes has lessened.
Tottori Prefecture reports six confirmed cases of abuse of persons with disabilities occurred in FY2022
Tottori Prefecture announced that in fiscal year 2022, there were 38 consultations regarding abuse of persons with disabilities reported within the prefecture (45 in the previous year). Of these, six cases (compared to nine cases last year) were confirmed as cases where the victim had suffered or was suspected of having been abused.
Report into worker who burned resident at Fukushima facility for disabled delayed by COVID pandemic
With regard to why the report came in so late, the director and others apparently said they had been busy dealing with a cluster of COVID-19 infections and moving into a new place, while one worker stated, “I didn’t have the courage to speak out about it.”
“Senior Cafeterias” Spreading to Support Elderly in Japan
So-called senior cafeterias, where elderly people from the local community gather and dine together, are increasing in Japan amid an increase in elderly people living alone.
The scheme is aimed at preventing social isolation among the elderly and promoting their mental and physical health.
Director of Facility for Disabled Attacks Resident with Heated Spoon Out of Anger for Being Splashed with Urine
According to the announcement, on the morning of September 11th last year, a staff member dipped a spoon in boiling water and applied it to about 10 areas of the resident, including his back and legs, causing burns. He said he was angry that he was covered in urine from a resident who had tried to go to the bathroom the night before and didn’t make it in time. The resident has already made a full recovery. The prefecture will conduct an on-site inspection of the facility in accordance with the Act on Prevention of Abuse of Persons with Disabilities in the new year.
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