Osaka High court orders Japan to pay damages for forced sterilizations
The Osaka High Court on Feb. 22 for the first time ordered the central government to compensate plaintiffs forcibly sterilized under a postwar eugenics policy.
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Japanese Paralympians await their turn in Beijing Games spotlight
A total of 29 athletes who will represent Japan in the upcoming Beijing Paralympics are awaiting the nation’s spotlight with 10 days to go until competitions get under way in the Chinese capital.
Japanese Paralympic Committee president Junichi Kawai will head the Japan delegation that includes athletes who will compete across four snow sports — alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon and snowboarding.
Japanese man who attended school for impaired kids in China shares memories of war in DVD
A 94-year-old man who partially lost his hearing as a child and attended a school for visually and hearing-impaired children in China’s Dalian during the Second Sino-Japanese War has narrated his experiences in a new DVD set.
Elderly COVID-19 cases pile pressure on hospitals in Japan
Pressure on medical institutions is mounting amid a surge in the number of elderly COVID-19 patients being hospitalized and delays in the transfer of recuperating patients to backup facilities.
Coverage of New Type of Prenatal Diagnosis to Expand in Japan
The new type of diagnosis examines blood samples from expectant mothers to check for fetal chromosomal abnormalities, including those related to Down’s syndrome. Currently, the diagnosis is limited to pregnant women aged 35 or older, considering the possibility of diagnosis results leading to abortions.
Hyogo care home staff member arrested for assaulting resident with intellectual disabilities
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of hitting a man in his 40s in the face with the back of his right hand between 5.21pm and 5.23pm on January 12th, causing his right eye to swell up and bleed under the conjunctiva, a minor injury that lasted about a week.
Temporary care facility for children with severe disabilities opens in Kumamoto City
Seven staff members, including a dentist, dental hygienist, nurse, and physical therapist, are stationed at the clinic and accept about five patients a day. In order to prevent aspiration pneumonia, which is common among children with disabilities who use artificial respirators, special equipment is used for airway clearance, which assists in the evacuation of phlegm, and for the removal of tartar. The center also offers “e-sports,” a computer-based competitive game, as a way to help people find motivation in life and work for the future.
Non-partisan group in the Japanese Diet calls for Bill to improve access to information for the disabled during disasters
In order to make it easier for people with disabilities to obtain information, issues have been pointed out, such as the difficulty of people with visual or hearing impairments to quickly grasp the occurrence of disasters, and the difficulty of people with intellectual disabilities to understand information displays in public facilities.
COVID deaths increasing among elderly in Japan despite prevalence of less lethal omicron variant
Record-high COVID deaths have been logged on several days amid the sixth wave of the pandemic, with the cumulative toll exceeding 20,000 as of Friday.
Unmanned Stations “not just about disabled people” say plaintiffs in JR Kyushu accessibility case
On February 10th, the Oita District Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by three wheelchair users in Oita City who claimed that they suffered from restrictions on their freedom of movement due to JR Kyushu’s decision to make its stations unmanned. The plaintiffs presented their views on JR Kyushu’s decision to make four new stations in the prefecture unmanned, and appealed to the court to “take a sincere look at its role as a public transportation system once again.
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