In Memoriam: On the Third Anniversary of the Sagamihara Stabbings
By Barrier Free Japan July 26th 2019 Friday 26th July 2019 will mark the third anniversary of the killing andContinue Reading
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Sagamihara accused: “I won’t claim that I’m unable to take criminal responsibility”
” “I won’t claim that I’m unable to take criminal responsibility,” said the accused, who was indicted on charges including killing 19 residents of Tsukui Yamayuri En, in Sagamihara, in an interview with Jiji Press.”
Sapporo City care worker arrested for killing disabled man: “I got upset as the man wouldn’t go to sleep”
Written with extracts from From NHK Jiji Press & The Mainichi July 22nd 2019 SAPPORO, Hokkaido – A 24-year-old ‘visiting’Continue Reading
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Additional sports to be broadcast live
“The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that a further five sports will be broadcast live from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, bringing the total number to a record 21 disciplines from 19 sports.”
22 forced sterilization victims without records to be compensated in Japan
“The government will give compensation to 22 people who underwent forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics law but do not have direct records of the surgery, in its first such approval, a committee said Monday.”
Candidate with ALS, Yasuhiko Funago, assured to win seat in Japan upper house
” The historic election of Yasuhiko Funago, 61, a new candidate for the Reiwa Shinsengumi political group who is largely paralyzed due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was assured at the count for the July 21 House of Councillors election.”
Japan’s 1st E-Sports tournament for disabled to be held in August
“In the Gunma E-Sports Festival on Aug. 31, four five-member teams will battle it out in multiplayer online game “League of Legends,” vying for a grand prize of 1 million yen ($9,300), according to esports association of Gunma Prefecture, which is organizing the event.”
Kyoto animation arson suspect with ‘unspecified mental health issues’ is apprehended, admits to attack using gasoline
“The suspect at the center of Japan’s worst mass killing in almost 20 years told police that his work was plagiarized and that he used gasoline to torch the renowned Kyoto Animation studio, killing 33 people.”
Meet the Japanese Political Party asking Voters to ‘Consider Euthanasia’ at Election Time
“The euthanasia system is not compulsory for the whole nation, but only for people who want to use it. It is not something that is uniformly imposed on the whole nation like the consumption tax increase. People who do not want to use should ignore it and not use it.”
Japan’s disabled challenge stigma, barriers to run for upper house seat
“Eiko Kimura, who has cerebral palsy, did not even know how to buy train tickets when she chose to move out of a facility for the disabled and live in a Tokyo suburb at 19. She kept her head down to avoid rude stares from strangers then.”
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