Disability News Japan Podcast: The Disabled and Elderly in Japan, or the ‘Silent Night’ Edition
The Christmas Eve edition of the ‘Disability News Japan’ Podcast. Merry Christmas everyone!
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2050 Elderly Population to Top 40 Pct in 25 Japan Prefectures
People aged 65 or older will comprise over 40 pct of the population in 25 out of Japan’s 47 prefectures in 2050, according to estimates released by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research on Friday.
Population projections for 2050 revealed declines from 2020 for all prefectures except Tokyo, emphasizing the accelerating trend of population concentration in the capital.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government to Co-host ‘Disabled Sports Forum’ in February 2024
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is co-hosting a ‘Disabled Sports Forum’ at Hitotsubashi University Hitotsubashi Auditorium on Saturday 3rd February 2024, for people who support sports for people with disabilities, in collaboration with the Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled and the Tokyo Parasports Instructors Council.
JR Kyoto’s Seemingly Permanently ‘Out of Order’ ‘Accessible Toilet’
Will people with disabilities and people with children ever get to use the facilities or go to the toilet in JR Kyoto Station ever again? It has been ‘out of order’ (one might suspect more accurately ‘closed’ because people make too much mess, use it to smoke et cetera) for weeks.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Reports 3,079 Cases of Abuse Against Disabled Confirmed by Local Governments in 2022, Highest Recorded Number
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on December 20th that the number of cases of abuse against people with disabilities confirmed by prefectures and municipalities in fiscal 2022 was 3,079, an increase of 386 from the previous year, setting a new record high. The incident appears to have come to light partly because the government is requiring businesses to take measures to prevent abuse through the revision of remuneration for disability welfare services.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Citizens Debate Held Over Restoration of Nagoya Castle and Discriminatory Remarks Towards Disabled
On December 18th, the Nagoya City Citizen Debate Committee held its fourth meeting on the issue of discriminatory comments made against disabled people during a citizens’ debate on the Nagoya Castle wooden restoration project. The city presented a draft of the interim report, which it aims to publish by the end of the year, and the committee members expressed their opinions. The meeting was closed to the public.
Citizens Debate Held Regarding Restoration of Nagoya Castle and Discriminatory Remarks Against Disabled
On December 18th, the Nagoya City Citizen Debate Committee held its fourth meeting on the issue of discriminatory comments made against disabled people during a citizens’ debate on the Nagoya Castle wooden restoration project. The city presented a draft of the interim report, which it aims to publish by the end of the year, and the committee members expressed their opinions. The meeting was closed to the public.
Victims Mourned 2 Years after Arson Attack on Osaka Building
Bereaved relatives and others mourned on Sunday victims of an arson attack at a clinic in a multitenant building in the western Japan city of Osaka two years ago.
In front of the building, mourners laid flowers and offered prayers for the victims.
Disability News Japan Podcast: Manager of Facility for the Disabled Arrested by Osaka Prefectural Police for Assaulting Woman
On 15th December, the Osaka Prefectural Police arrested the manager (32) of a welfare facility for the disabled in Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of assaulting a 48-year-old woman by dragging her and knocking her to the floor. He denies the charge, saying he dragged the woman but made a slight mistake in the part where he knocked her to the floor. The police will investigate the possibility that he may have assaulted the woman and other users.
Manager of Facility for the Disabled Arrested by Osaka Prefectural Police for Assaulting Woman
The suspect is alleged to have assaulted a woman near the entrance of the facility at around 9am on 12th December, grabbing her hands, dragging her inside the facility and knocking her to the floor.
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