Abe shooter spends time reading, awaits unscheduled trial
In January 2023, after around six months of psychiatric evaluation by prosecutors, Yamagami was indicted for murder and violating the firearms control law.
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U.S. formally approves Alzheimer’s drug developed by Japan’s Eisai
The antibody, administered intravenously every two weeks, is not a cure for the disease. An 18-month clinical trial involving about 1,800 patients showed that Alzheimer’s symptoms advanced 27 percent more slowly in those administered the medication than those who received a placebo, according to Eisai.
Tottori City Temporarily Suspends Linking Mental Disability Information to ‘My Number’
Tottori City has confirmed that the information in the mental disability certificate of another person was mistakenly linked to the My Number. The city announced that the system was temporarily suspended.
Japan to Allow Elderly to Get My Number Card without Password
From as early as November, elderly people will be able to choose not to set a password when making their My Number cards. The plan is part of the government’s efforts to promote the card.
Letter to the Editor of The Mainichi: Disability inclusion in Japan
People with disabilities continue to be neglected and marginalised, with fewer educational opportunities, poorer health outcomes, lower levels of employment, and higher rates of poverty. Discrimination is pervasive. It harms, hurts, and creates prejudices. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made the situation worse, and the United Nations 2030 Agenda calls for no one to be left behind. As the world reopens, things must fundamentally change.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Daughter and Siblings Arrested for Abusing Wheelchair-Using Grandmother of Dead 6 Year Old Boy in Kobe
The woman’s face was lifeless and she had brown bruises. She got up from her wheelchair and tried to step forward, but collapsed to her knees after two or three steps.
710 Cases of Depression and Other Mental Health Issues Caused by Work in FY 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Health Announces
This was 81 cases more than in the previous year, breaking the record for the fourth consecutive year since the statistics began in 1983. Of these, suicides and attempted suicides totaled 67, 12 fewer than in the previous year. By cause, power harassment accounted for the largest number of cases (147), once again highlighting the reality of a workplace that is not improving.
Forced Sterilization of People with Disabilities in Hokkaido: A Brief Timeline
Between 1948 and 1996, Japan’s eugenics law authorized the sterilization of people with intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses or hereditary disorders to prevent the birth of “inferior” offspring. About 25,000 people with disabilities were sterilized under the law, including around 16,500 who were operated on without their consent, according to government data. A number of the court cases were filed and heard in the Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido.
Japan May See Next Influenza Season Start in October
According to Japan’s health ministry, the average number of flu patients per regularly monitored hospital across the country stood at 1.29 in the week through June 18. Since peaking in mid-February, the number has remained above 1.0, indicating that flu infections are still spreading.
70% of ‘Special Needs Schools’ in Japan Prohibit Male-Female Relationships for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: Survey
Yuko Kadoshita, a visiting researcher at Toyo University, conducted the survey in 2021. 466 people responded, with 5.6% saying that dating is “prohibited” and 63.3% saying that “it is not prohibited but there are rules. 30.0% said “no ban and no rules.”
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