Sagamihara Incident: “Many people agreed with the perpetrator on the net, it was painful”
From Kyarikonenyūsu (in Japanese) December 7th 2017 The Disabled Personnel Research Institute announced the results of December 6, of theContinue Reading
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Miyagi woman to sue Japanese government over forced sterilization under now-defunct eugenics law
“SENDAI – A woman in her 60s will sue the government for being forced to undergo sterilization on the grounds of her intellectual disability, according to informed sources.”
Japan based Netizens react negatively to the ‘standing only on the escalator’ campaign to help the elderly and disabled
In early December 2017, Rocketnews24 reported about a campaign aimed to help the elderly and disabled. Like many major cities,Continue Reading
Utsunomiya Care Home: Two former employees to be sentenced for assaulting resident
“In a trial against two former employees of a facility charged injuring a resident, the prosecution said, “In a trial against a man who was charged with injuries and the like, It is a one-sided crime against a nonresistant person with disabilities. He was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment and two years imprisonment.”
Recent Deaths of Disabled People in Japan
According to the Asahi Shimbun, A man who was in his 50’s, was living in a support facility for theContinue Reading
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