Japan’s Children and Families Agency decided Tuesday to create legislation for support for so-called young carers, or young people who provide daily care for family members.
The legislation will stipulate that the central and local governments provide support for young carers, including those aged 18 and older. At present, there is no legal basis for such support.
A ryokan at the Ikaho Onsen hot springs resort in Gunma Prefecture has a solid history of caring about guests with disabilities.
Back in the 1990s, a guest at the traditional Japanese-style inn started complaining vociferously in the hotel’s bathhouse after finding it soiled by disabled guests.
Tomoko Matsumoto, now 80, was the inn’s proprietress at the time. She apologized profusely to the irate guest, bowing over and over.
But the guest could not be appeased, and even started suggesting the disabled guests should have been refused admittance to the ryokan in the first place.
That was the last straw for Matsumoto. She told the guest: “I want you to move to another ryokan. But these (disabled) people have nowhere else to go. This is the only ryokan they can stay at.”
Back then, few inns were wheelchair-accessible and able to openly welcome patrons with disabilities.
A 27-year-old employee of a support facility for people with disabilities in Miyazaki City was arrested on the night of December 22nd on suspicion of assault after allegedly punching a resident in his 50s this month. Miyazaki City has revealed that this employee has been confirmed to have committed abusive behavior towards a total of five residents, and has decided to issue administrative guidance to the facility in the future.
The Japanese government plans to promote the sharing of information on child abuse in real time between child consultation centers and police.
The measure, aimed at avoiding delays in responses to serious incidents due to lack of cooperation, will be taken as the extent of information-sharing varies by region.
A 27-year-old employee of a support facility for people with disabilities in Miyazaki City was arrested on the night of December 22nd on suspicion of assault after allegedly punching a resident in his 50s this month.
Miyazaki City has revealed that this employee has been confirmed to have committed abusive behavior towards a total of five residents, and has decided to issue administrative guidance to the facility in the future.
JR京都駅の「バリアフリー・トイレ」のひとつが、何週間も「故障中」もしくは「使用不可」になっている。
障がい者や子ども連れの人たちがJR京都駅のトイレを利用できる日は来るのだろうか？何週間も「故障中」（人々が散らかしすぎたり、喫煙やその他の行為に使用したりするため、より正確には「閉鎖中」なのかもしれない）なのだ。
The government adopted an ordinance Friday to abolish the current health insurance cards Dec. 2, 2024, for integration into My Number social security and tax identification cards.
The new issuance of health insurance cards will be terminated on the day. Existing cards within the period of validity will remain usable for up to a year under a one-off measure.
The Christmas Eve edition of the ‘Disability News Japan’ Podcast. Merry Christmas everyone!
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.
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.
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