Niigata – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 24, 2025 2

Former Niigata NPO employee sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman with a disability

Takuya Hosokai (44), a former employee of an NPO that supports people with disabilities, was charged with sexually assaulting and filming women with disabilities while transporting them between 2019 and the year before last. Among these incidents, he was specifically charged for sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in a parking lot in Sanjo City in December 2023.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 23, 2018 0

Disability Eugenics Forced Sterilization Japan Niigata

Niigata welfare facility report “8 people underwent forced sterilization surgery’

“8 people said they had undergone sterilization surgery at Niigata hospitals it has been learned. Niigata city and prefecture surveyed medical institutions and welfare facilities revealing the 8 instances of forced sterilization.”