Japan makes moves to deregulate usage of electric scooters and delivery robots
Currently, electric kickboards are classified as motorized bicycles, which can only be ridden on roads and require a driver’s license.
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Disabled passengers in Japan left disconnected in age of digital smart card use
An advocacy group that supports disabled residents in Chiba, east of Tokyo, says the lack of smart cards with discount fares for disabled residents and carers on any lines in the Kanto region adds significantly to travel time.
Being refused boarding on Japan Railway trains debate: Wheelchair using comedian Hawking Aoyama sees it this way
“I think that if you use a method like exercising your strength, it will not be understood by people with disabilities, but it will not lead to repulsion. Is it really good for other people with disabilities?”
神戸の障害者は、障害者が殺害された場所でのパラリンピックトーチイベントに反対している
しかし、一部の障害者権利団体は、非常に多くの障害者が殺害または負傷した場所の近くでパラリンピックイベントを開催するという考えに同意していません。
Kobe Disability Rights group protests Paralympic Torch Ceremony at the site where people with disabilities were killed
A disability rights group is protesting against a Paralympic Torch Ceremony that is scheduled to be held near a care home where people with disabilities were killed in 2016.
Wheelchair user describes being denied access to JR train, faces backlash for being ‘selfish’
In a recent blog post entitled ‘Wheelchairs were denied boarding at JR’, the disability activist and writer, Natsuko Izena describes not being allowed to board a JR station, something that she describes as “a common occurrence for wheelchair users in this day and age.”
Japan to Start COVID-19 Vaccinations for Elderly Monday 12 April
apan will begin administering COVID-19 vaccine to elderly citizens in some areas Monday, the second priority group after medical workers, whose inoculations started in February.
A new service in Nagano for wheelchairs and caregivers for people with disabilities
The voluntary organization “Minami Shinshu Outing Team” With “” created by the Achi Hirugami Tourist Bureau in Chisato Achi Village and “Kafune Nursing” in the north of Iida City rents and assists wheelchairs equipped with the towing assistance device “JINRIKI”.
Japan’s Health Ministry Report: Elderly People are Less Likely to See Vaccine Side Effects
Novel coronavirus vaccines are less likely to cause side effects for those aged 65 or older, Japan’s health ministry said Friday. The interim finding was reported at a meeting of the ministry’s expert panel on the relationship between coronavirus vaccines and side effects. Japan is slated to begin administering vaccines to elderly citizens Monday.
Oita Prefecture City promotes independence for people with disabilities through vending machines selling sweet baked potatoes
The work of filling the cans, replenishing the product line, and collecting empty cans is done by disabled people who use the Nanohana Club (Usuki City) of the Oita Kenan Regional Welfare Office.
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