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by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 18, 2023 1

Japan to Raise Required Employment Rate for Disabled to 2.7 Pct

A Japanese labor ministry panel will propose to boost the legally required employment rate for disabled people at companies to 2.7 pct from 2.3 pct at present, it was learned Wednesday.

With an aim to secure more opportunities to work for people with disabilities, a subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council, which advises the labor minister, discussed at a meeting the same day plans to revise related regulations after deciding on details of the employment rate hike proposal.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 18, 2023 0

Abuse Care Japan

Former employees of two facilities for the disabled, both run by the same corporation in Okayama arrested on suspicion of assault

In November last year, the Tsuyama Social Welfare Association, a social welfare corporation in Tsuyama City that operates the two facilities, reported the two to the prefecture and took disciplinary action against them.

The two men have both admitted the charges according to the police.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 17, 2023 0

Disability Hospitals Japan

Japan Hospital Transport Difficulty Cases Hit Another Record

The weekly number of cases in Japan in which ambulance crews could not soon find hospitals to transport emergency patients has hit a record high for the fourth consecutive week, government data showed Tuesday. The result came as COVID-19 infections are continuing to spread in the country, putting a burden on the medical care system.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 16, 2023 0

Alzheimer’s Disability Japan

Eisai Files for Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug in Japan

Eisai Co said Monday that it has applied for marketing authorization from Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency for a new Alzheimer’s drug jointly developed with U.S. pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 15, 2023 0

Cults Disability Japan

Beware of The Watchtower: Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan Return Post Pandemic Harassing Disabled People

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan have often seemingly thought nothing of grabbing my arm, the side not affected by cerebral palsy, whilst they sell their religious wares, and I clearly have a physical disability as I use a walking stick.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 14, 2023 0

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Disability News Japan Podcast: Male East Japan Railway Staff Attendant Sexually Harassed Visually Impaired Woman

Over a period of more than three months, a male JR station attendant in Tokyo repeatedly made sexual comments such as “Are your breasts heavy?” to a visually impaired woman who asked him to guide her. JR East is considering disciplinary action against the station staff member.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 14, 2023 1

Blind Japan Sexual abuse

Male JR East station staff attendant allegedly made numerous sexually explicit comments towards visually impaired woman

According to the JR East Metropolitan Area Headquarters, between around October last year and January this year, a male station staff member asked a visually impaired woman using the station, “I’d give you a piggy-back ride” and “Isn’t your chest heavy? Do you want me to carry you?” and other comments. After asking the woman what time she would be home, he invited her out to dinner and said he would go to her house.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 13, 2023 0

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Prosecutors indict Abe shooter on charge of murder

Prosecutors on Friday indicted a man on charges of murder and violating the firearms control law for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election campaign in the western Japan city of Nara in July.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 12, 2023 0

Disability Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Japanese Companies Use Proxy Agencies To Fulfill ‘Disability Quota’

Japanese firms have been using proxy agencies to employ disabled people, hiring them to work for unrelated farming schemes in a move seen as a way to fulfill official disability quotas, a welfare ministry probe and a Kyodo News investigation found.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 11, 2023 1

Disability Employment Japan

Proxy agencies in Japan for hiring people with disabilities grows as firms try to fill quota

Japanese firms have been using proxy agencies to employ disabled people, hiring them to work for unrelated farming schemes in a move seen as a way to fulfill official disability quotas, a welfare ministry probe and a Kyodo News investigation found Monday.

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