“In connection with the Tokyo Games, the government-backed “beyond2020” program, which aims to realize a society where diverse people can live together post-2020, encourages participants to propose cultural events that “eliminate barriers of people with disabilities.” ”
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“Amid growing public attention and heightened expectations for athletes with impairments ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, critics argue that not many people with a disability in Japan regularly exercise or play sports due to limited opportunities compared with those for people without a disability.”
“As the top visually impaired marathon runners prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, they are facing an unforeseen hurdle on the path to glory — a lack of qualified guide runners to help them navigate the course.”
“Oita is known for putting a premium on accommodating the disabled, being the birthplace of Yutaka Nakamura, the pioneering doctor who helped bring the Paralympics to Japan for the first time in 1964.”
“The ‘ENEOS’ service station, recently started a campaign called ‘ENERGY for ALL’, a campaign that includes a song by The Japanese pop idol band ‘DREAMS COME TRUE’.
The advertising posters for ENEOS found in train stations feature disabled people, and specifically wheelchair users:”
“Tomoka Igari, member of a popular indie idol group who was crushed by a falling billboard in April, leaving her in a wheelchair, has found a connection with para-sports while maintaining her career as an entertainer.”
“A visit to Tokyo for work-related reasons in August 2018 left me with some free time, and I decided to visit the ‘Tokyo 2020 Store’ at BIC Camera store in Shinjuku. I am really not a naysayer about Tokyo 2020 and wanted my piece of it.”
“Haruta Saito, 11, an amputee athlete in the fifth year of elementary school who lives in Tokyo’s Koto Ward, tried to beat the record along with two other elementary school students who have artificial limbs.”
““I want to show that disabled people don’t need pity. I want to show that we can do so many different things.”
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