“A “Parasport Stadium” with sports for disabled people such as wheelchair basket and blind soccer was held on March 11th at the Akashi Central Sports Center in Okubo, Hyogo prefecture.”
“On this day many local councils, schools and other public services memorialize 3/11. This is the sound of high school girls from a local Kobe school singing ‘上を向いて歩こう’ – better known in the west by the (entirely unrelated to the title of the song) moniker ‘Sukiyaki’ – outside JR Sumiyoshi station, around 3pm on March 11th 2018.”
“Akashi City is planning to open the National Kobe Sight Disorder Center in Nishi-ku Ueshuromachi, Kobe City, a “Welfare Evacuation Center” on the 11th, seven years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in an effort to strengthen support for the visually impaired at the time of a disaster. It is the first facility of its kind in Akashi city and will be the 10th facility dedicated to visually impaired people in the area.”
“Skier Momoka Muraoka won silver in women’s alpine skiing downhill on Saturday for Japan’s first medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.”
“The three municipalities of Saga City, Kanzaki City and Yoshinogari-cho intend to offer a service providing accommodation to disabled people in an emergency such as family hospitalization from the new year.”
Kyodo reprinted in The Mainichi March 7th 2018 TOKYO (Kyodo) — A visually impaired man won a national stand-up comedyContinue Reading
“From April 1, people with mental disabilities will be eligible for employment rights as persons with disabilities”
“The new laws will see the burden of nursing care costs eased for low-income earners. However, the problems of people having to shoulder the costs if they exceed their quotas and municipal governments having the final say over whether or not someone with disabilities can receive welfare services remain unchanged.”
“Some 30 Japanese athletes, including ski athletes who are hoping to win many medals at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games opening on 9th, departed from Haneda Airport for Korea on the morning of March 5th.”
“Quick action by the government will make it clear that this nation has abandoned its eugenics beliefs.”
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