Elderly Abuse Cases Hit Record High in Japan
The survey found that the number of people abused by nursing facility staff stood at 927. Of them, 688, or 74.2 pct, were women. Of the total victims, over 50 pct were physically abused.
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“I want the defendant to feel a little sorry.” Former employees visit site of care home stabbings as trial approaches
A former employee, a 75-year-old woman who had been working at the facility for about 40 years, said, “No matter what the outcome of the trial, the victims will not return. I want the defendants to feel a little sorry.”
Despite rise in employment rate, thirty percent of Japanese private companies employ no people with disabilities
There are more than 460,000 persons with disabilities working in private companies across the Japan where employment of persons with disabilities is required, and this is the highest ever, while approximately 30% of companies do not employ any persons with disabilities, a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has shown.
Fukuoka hearing impaired couple file forced sterilization lawsuit
On December 24th, a hearing impaired couple from Fukuoka Prefecture filed a lawsuit at Fukuoka District Court on the grounds that they were forced to undergo infertility surgery under the old Eugenic Protection Act, an act which violated basic human rights guaranteed by the Constitution. They are seeking damages of 10 million yen.
Confusion over how care home killings suspect intends to plead
It was previously reported by Kyodo News that the he would plead not guilty, arguing he was not mentally competent to bear responsibility for his acts due to the effects of marijuana.
KyoAni case puts media at crossroads in divulging victims’ names in Japan
According to a petition claiming a violation of human rights brought to the Kyoto Bar Association in early December, even though the Kyoto police told news outlets that the family members had refused to release the names, news organizations did so anyway. Some argue the release of victims’ names is vital in reporting major criminal cases or accidents accurately and provides valuable lessons for society.
Chairman of Tokyo Government’s Disabled Sports Council extolls the rewards of Para-sports training
Toshiro Ueda is convinced a brighter future for Japan’s disabled — and society as a whole — is built through the acts of one individual at a time.
Japan Plans Hike for Elderly Out-of-Pocket Medical Fees
Under the current system, people aged 75 or above, excluding those with incomes comparable to those of preretirement workers, pay 10 pct of medical expenses out of pocket. The government plans to boost the share to 20 pct for those with incomes above a certain level.
Can’t wheelchair users make same-day bullet train seat reservations? [Mainichi Shimbun Opinion Article]
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the barriers wheelchair users can face on Japan’s shinkansen bullet train system.
Abuses against Disabled Hit Record 2,745 in Japan in FY 2018
The number of abuse cases against people with disabilities in Japan hit a record 2,745 in fiscal 2018, up 127 from the previous year, a welfare ministry survey showed Friday.
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