61 year old male patient suspected of setting fire at Osaka mental health clinic, killing 24
Police suspect a 61-year-old male patient of starting a fire at a mental health clinic in Osaka that killed 24 people, investigative sources said Saturday.
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24 confirmed dead after fire at Osaka psychiatric clinic, arson suspected
Twenty-four people were confirmed dead Friday after a fire raced through a psychiatric clinic in an eight-story multiple tenant building in a bustling area of Osaka, with murder and arson suspected, police said.
Disability News Japan Podcast Episode 83: Kyoto mother who killed intellectually disabled son given suspended sentence
A mother accused of murdering her 17-year-old son,who had severe intellectual disabilities , in Kyoto last July has been givenContinue Reading
Japan Fertility Treatment Insurance to Cover Women under 43
The plan will be proposed on Wednesday at a meeting of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council, which advises the health minister. Details of the plan will be decided in or after January.
Kyoto mother who killed intellectually disabled son given suspended sentence
A mother accused of murdering her 17-year-old son,who had severe intellectual disabilities , in Kyoto last July has been given a suspended sentence by the Kyoto District Court.
Aomori based poet and illustrator self-published book ‘Where are my ears?’ about experiencing hearing loss in Japan
Reiji Oba (56), a poet and illustrator living in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, has self~published a picture book titled “Where are my ears?“ Oba portrayed worries and wishes after experiencing hearing loss due to a childhood illness. Oba says, “I want more people to read this picture book and be kind to the world.”
Student rejected for part-time job as a poll worker in Japan’s October lower house election because of hearing impairment, Hakodate City Election Commission admits
The Mainichi Shimbun has reported that the Hakodate City Election Commission revealed that it had rejected an application from an 18-year-old male university student in Hakodate for a part-time job as a poll worker in the October lower house election because of his hearing impairment.
Japan Confirms 8 New Omicron Variant Cases
Eight people have been newly found to have the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in Japan, the government said Friday, with the total number of omicron variant cases reported so far in the country rising to 12.
Japan’s Transport Ministry issues “administrative guidance” to JR Kyushu after wheelchair user was left unable to board train
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has issued administrative guidance to Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) over an inability to provide assistance to a wheelchair user in Nagasaki Prefecture when the station had no personnel present, sometimes referred to as an ‘unmanned station.’
Disability News Japan Episode 81: Hearing-impaired woman refused access to Yokohama ropeway
YOKOHAMA – In July in Naka-ku, Yokohama, a hearing-impaired woman tried to ride on a ropeway by herself, but was refused use because of her disability, according to an interview with a person concerned. It was reported that the business operator has stipulated in the manual that hearing-impaired people should not use it alone.
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