Tokyo Ups COVID-19 Medical Care Alert to Highest Level
The medical care system is “under strain,” experts said in a meeting to monitor the infection situation. The alert hit the highest level for the first time in about four months.
Category: Japan
Mainichi Editorial: Japan must strive to remove information barriers for people with disabilities
A Japanese law to facilitate access to and use of various information by people with disabilities has entered force. The legislation is expected to be a foothold for pushing to make information barrier-free, in addition to removing physical barriers at stations, buildings, roads, and other places.
KyoAni Arson Victims Remembered 3 Years On
A memorial ceremony was held on Monday to remember the 36 victims of the July 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co.’s No. 1 studio in the western Japan city of Kyoto, marking the third anniversary of the tragedy.
Director of Saitama facility for people with disabilities accused of quasi-obscenity: “I did it as part of my education”
The suspect is believed to have committed the crime when he was alone with a woman after training, and said to the investigation, “There is no doubt that I did engage in sexual acts, but I did it as part of my education.’
As COVID cases surge, Japan’s PM Kishida orders drive for 4th shot for health and care workers to be accelerated
Speaking at a press conference, Kishida said the government will accelerate the vaccination drive, with about 8 million health care and nursing care workers targeted for fourth shots.
Nearly six years after the Sagamihara Stabbings, director of the facility for people with disabilities gives lecture to staff
The director of a facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Sagamihara City gave a lecture to city officials involved in welfare, ahead of the sixth anniversary this month of the murders of 19 people at a facility for the people with intellectual disabilites. The director of the facility gave a lecture to city officials involved in welfare, urging them to “respect the wishes of the people concerned and support them.”
Daisuke Tenbata who has multiple disabilities, wins seat in Japan’s upper house
Daisuke Tenbata who has multiple disabilities, including tetraplegia and visual disability and uses a wheelchair, has won a seat in the House of Councillors in the election held on July 10th.
5 Died at Child Care Facilities in Japan in 2021
The number of serious accidents at child care facilities in Japan hit a record high of 2,347 in 2021, with fatalities totaling five, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.
“Homosexuality is an acquired mental disorder or addiction” members of Japan’s ruling party claim
On June 30th, LGBT and other sexual minorities were discriminated against, such as “homosexuality is an acquired mental disorder or addiction” at a parliamentary meeting of members of the LDP. It was found out by interviewing the people concerned. Support groups for sexual minorities expressed resentment, saying, “It’s a hate speech and it’s not allowed.”
Pop-up cafes in Japan giving voice to young stutterers
A project that gives young people who stutter real-world work experience as waitstaff has taken root in Japan, giving people with the speech impediment opportunities to build confidence with strangers.
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