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Blind Crime Disability Japan

“I thought they wouldn’t notice because they can’t see.” Tokyo man re-arrested over allegedly secretly filming visually impaired women

A man was served with a fresh arrest warrant on June 10 on suspicion of secretly filming visually impaired women in their houses in the capital, police said.

Disability Forced Sterilization Japan

Both Houses of Japanese Diet to investigate how the Eugenic Protection Law was enacted, making forced sterilization possible

The former eugenics protection law was enacted unanimously by legislators. For this reason, the victims of forced infertility have requested that the legislative body that created the law be responsible for verifying it. Although the victims are aging, it is expected that it will take about three years because of the wide scope of the survey.

Cancer Coronavirus COVID-19 Disability Japan

Japan’s coronavirus crisis means cancer patients are urged to postpone screenings

In April, the health ministry urged the country’s 47 prefectures to call off cancer screenings in principle to prioritize coronavirus-related treatments. The move was also aimed at avoiding the three Cs of closed and crowded spaces involving close contact, seen as high-risk environments during the virus crisis.