JR Tokaido ‘bullet trains’ to increase wheelchair spaces from two to six
JR Tokai will increase the number of spaces for wheelchairs on its Shinkansen or ‘bullet trains’ from two to six spaces.
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Hyogo Prefectural Government creates a video to help people with disabilities during the pandemic
Hyogo Prefecture will create a video to support people with disabilities who are facing difficulty in living due to the new coronavirus disease. In addition to introducing exercises that can be done at home, we also distribute videos aimed at understanding people with disabilities.
Japanese disabled sports association to promote use of ‘parasports’ term
The Japanese Para-Sports Association (JPSA), the body that oversees sports for the disabled in Japan, wants to promote the use of the term “parasports” ahead of the Paralympics in Tokyo this summer, according to sources.
Japanese government approves bill to help the vulnerable in disasters
The legislation will also expand measures to help the elderly and the disabled to evacuate. The government aims to have it take effect from this year’s rainy season in early summer.
Hospitals in Japan refusing COVID-19 patients with developmental disabilities & mental illness
More than 60% of patients found to be infected with the novel coronavirus while in psychiatric hospitals in Japan could not be transferred to other medical facilities designated for COVID-19 cases, as general hospitals apparently tend to refuse them due to the perception that they are difficult to deal with, a survey has revealed.
Tokyo care worker to be arrested for murder of disabled client
The suspect is a long-term care worker in his 50s, and the victim woman had a physical disability, and the man was in charge of her long-term care.
Staff member at Tokyo facility for disabled arrested for sexually assaulting visually impaired woman
According to investigators, it was suspected that he broke into an apartment room in Tokyo on March 3rd, threatened a visually impaired woman in her twenties, sexually assaulted her, and robbed her of about 25,000 yen in cash.
Japanese Government Subcommittee deliberates whether to include ‘harm’ in relation ‘disability’ in official “common kanji”
A subcommittee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, has been considering whether to add “harm” in relation to disability” to “common kanji”, as it has become commonly used in official documents, media and broadcasts. The subcommittee ultimately decided not to adopt the kanji.
Tobu Railway considers measures to improve safety for people with visual impairments after falling incidents
In an accident where a visually impaired man fell from a platform and died at a station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, Tobu Railway thoroughly spoke to visually impaired people and turned the edge of the platform red for the time being. The railway have decided to take measures such as calling attention to people with impaired vision.
“We have a responsibility to explain things in detail and provide support for foreigners and those with disabilities”
Even though it takes time, we have a responsibility to explain things in detail and provide support for foreigners and those with disabilities”
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