Japan eyes wheelchair accessible bullet train
The new guidelines will call on bullet train operators to secure a spacious area in each train where several people in wheelchairs could stay side by side.
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Hokkaido based Hearing Impaired group highlights inadequacies in Coronavirus response
The Association for Hearing Loss in Hokkaido, whose headquarters are in Obihiro City, has requested that fax number be added to contact information for people looking guidance about the coronavirus . “The deaf cannot contact without a fax number,” said Akiko Sasaki.
Survey shows People with Disabilities account for 25% of Japan’s 2011 quake-linked deaths
Disabled people accounted for 24.6 percent of total “disaster-related deaths” in the northeastern prefectures of Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi, far above their 7 percent representation among the population as a whole estimated by the health ministry.
Elderly Man with an “Underlying Condition” Infected with COVID-19 Dies in Hokkaido
The man had an underlying condition. He developed pneumonia while being hospitalized at a medical institution in the city of Kushiro, according to sources including the Hokkaido government.
Death rate high among elderly virus victims
Joint research by a team of specialists from around the world has found that one out of every 5 patients aged 80 or over who contracted the new coronavirus in China has died.
Osaka District Court rejects disabled man’s request to vote with help from own assistant
A lawsuit seeking 1.1 million yen from the government and the right to vote by a handwritten voting via a chosen assistant, was dismissed by the Osaka District Court on February 27, stating that the provisions would not violate the Constitution.
Paralympics: IPC to continue preps for Tokyo Games despite coronavirus
The International Paralympic Committee said Thursday it will stay the course in preparations for this summer’s Tokyo Games despite mounting concerns over the spread of coronavirus in Japan.
Japan Panel OKs Expensive Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The health minister is expected to formally approve the therapy, Zolgensma, by the end of March, with public health insurance coverage seen starting this summer. The therapy, which has already been approved in the United States, is expensive, costing the dollar equivalent of 230 million yen in the country for one-time infusion.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Boccia test event to be held without Paralympic athletes
The event, originally scheduled as the Japan Para Championships Boccia and set to start on Friday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre, was postponed on Feb. 20. Instead, a smaller number of domestic athletes were expected to participate in a test.
Japan’s Welfare Ministry reports at least 630 disability welfare providers are making fraudulent claims
The disability welfare services that support the lives and employment of persons with disabilities that were in illegal receipt of national benefits through operating companies, came to at least about 2.63 billion yen in the fiscal years from 2014 to 2018, Kyodo News found in a local government survey.
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