Japan’s FamilyMart to Open 1,000 Stores with Unmanned Payment System
Major Japanese convenience store operator FamilyMart Co. plans to launch about 1,000 outlets with an unmanned checkout counter by the end of fiscal 2024, it has been learned.
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Are Japan’s taxis really becoming wheelchair-friendly? One model’s experience suggests not
Despite the nationwide introduction of over 20,000 universal design taxis and the government’s goal of promoting an inclusive society in the run up to the Paralympics, it appears Japan still isn’t in a place where wheelchair users can feel comfortable using the services.
Coronavirus cluster confirmed at Nagasaki disability welfare office, 21 infected
A total of 21 people were newly confirmed, including 10 in Sasebo, 4 in Isahaya, 3 in Nagasaki and 3 in Hirado, and 1 in Saza. The total number of infected people in Nagasaki Prefecture is now 5716.
Japan’s Health Ministry: Vaccines prevented 8,000 elderly deaths
Progress in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have prevented more than 8,000 deaths of people 65 or older and spared more than 100,000 elderly people from novel coronavirus infection in July and August, according to an estimate compiled by Japan’s Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry.
Strain on medical and care systems leads Japan to extend state of emergency
While new COVID-19 cases are on the decline in the 19 prefectures, medical systems are still burdened there, government officials said.
Tokyo Games Organizing Committee President says Games not: “a 100% success, but I think we’ve cleared a certain bar”
This summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games satisfied certain standards despite the coronavirus pandemic, Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, indicated Monday.
17 new coronavirus infections found in Gunma Prefecture at facility for the disabled in Takasaki City
Takasaki City announced on September 7 that 17 people, including residents and staff at a facility for the people with disabilities, were confirmed as infected with the coronavirus.
Tokyo 2020 Athletes village closes after 323 coronavirus infections during Paralympics
A total of 323 coronavirus infections were recorded during the Tokyo Paralympics, the games’ organizing committee announced Wednesday, the same day the athletes’ village officially closed.
NHK lauded for deaf interpreter use in Tokyo Games ceremony broadcasts
Broadcast via NHK’s educational channel, the deaf interpreters, for whom sign language is their first language, were able to convey more detailed and nuanced coverage of the Olympic closing ceremony and Paralympic opening ceremony by communicating information provided to them by signers who can hear.
Former Aichi facility worker sentenced to three years for assaulting people with intellectual disabilities
Defendant Mizuno apologized in the final statement, crying, “I never hated the residents and I don’t know why I did that.”
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