INTERVIEW: Reiwa Shinsengumi Ready to Cooperate with Other Opposition Parties
From Jiji Press August 11th 2019 TOKYO – New Japanese political group Reiwa Shinsengumi is ready to cooperate with otherContinue Reading
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Japan’s Welfare ministry to discuss disability benefits
“Under the current legislation, people with severe disabilities are eligible for publicly funded assistance for daily activities such as bathing and eating. They are only required to cover up to 10 percent of the costs themselves.”
Paralympics marathon to start half hour earlier amid heat concerns
“In a move to limit athletes’ exposure to severe heat, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games marathon will start at 6:30 a.m., half an hour earlier than originally planned, sources revealed Monday.”
Japan’s first talent agency for people with disabilities
“As the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games approaches, we’re seeing more diversity in the media. Opportunities are blossoming in the entertainment industry for people with disabilities.”
Japan lawmakers with severe disabilities attend 1st Diet session
“A recently elected pair of Japanese lawmakers with severe physical disabilities entered parliament for the first time on Thursday to attend an extraordinary session.”
The Lack of a Ramp meant Recently Elected Disabled Japanese Lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago ‘could not enter via the main door’ of the Diet [Video in English]
“Since there was no ramp at the main entrance, recently elected Yasuhiko Funago of Reiwa Shinsengumi, who has ALS had to enter via the rear entrance.”
Man arrested for kidnapping girl with intellectual disability
“Kanagawa prefectural police said Thursday they have arrested a 29-year-old man of no fixed occupation on suspicion of kidnapping a 15-year-old intellectually disabled girl from a shopping mall.”
Long-forgotten films shed light on 1964 Tokyo Paralympics
“The 1964 Paralympics were officially known as the “International Games for the Physically Handicapped,” but the Tokyo event marked the first time that the term “paralympics” came into wide, albeit then unofficial, use. It is now considered by the International Paralympic Committee to have been the second Paralympics after the 1960 Rome Games, which were also called the Paraplegic Olympics.”
Lawmaker with disabilities promises to work for socially vulnerable
“Eiko Kimura, 54, of the political group Reiwa Shinsengumi, also voiced concern over the current welfare service system for people with disabilities, as commuting and other economic activities by them are not covered through public aid under the current system.”
Japan’s Upper House begins renovations to accommodate newly elected disabled lawmakers
From Kyodo & Jiji via The Japan Times July 28th 2019 The Upper House on Sunday started renovation work forContinue Reading
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