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Disability News Japan
Hosted by Michael Gillan Peckitt, who resides in Kobe, Japan, the Disability News Japan Podcast is News website 'Barrier Free Japan's podcast, a weekly digest of some of the news about disability in Japan in audio form. New episodes will usually be available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.
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Saitama Bus Service for People with Disabilities to Be Discontinued Due to Driver Shortage
A long-running bus service for people with disabilities in Saitama Prefecture will be discontinued at the end of the fiscal year due to a shortage of...
The 'Supōtsu no hi’ One: Typhoons, Dementia and Matsuri!
October 13th is ‘Sports Day’ a national holiday in Japan!
A Japanese government survey showed Friday that 75.8 pct of the respondents are...
Typhoon ‘Action’ and Mie Eyes Action Against Customer Abuse
The Mie prefectural government plans to create what it says will be Japan’s first ordinance with a penalty aimed at deterring customers from behaving...
Flu Season Starts in Japan, 2nd Earliest in 20 Years
Japan has entered the influenza season nationwide, marking the second-earliest beginning in the past 20 years, the health ministry said Friday. The nu...
Sanae Takaichi Becomes New LDP Leader, Likely To Be Japan's First Female Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday 4th October, paving the way for her to become the nation’s ne...
Kagoshima City Ordered to Repay 35 Million Yen, Disability Welfare Designations Revoked
On September 26th, Kagoshima City took administrative action to revoke the disability welfare service designation of the "Employment Support Center Sh...
Four in Japan arrested for robbing intellectually disabled man after forcing him to drink
Tokyo police have arrested four people on suspicion of robbing and abusing a man in his 40s with a mild intellectual disability after forcing him to d...
The First Paragraphs of a New Story by Akutagawa Prize Winning Author with Disabilities, Saou Ichikawa
Saou Ichikawa was born in 1979. Diagnosed in childhood with congenital myopathy, a rare disease that causes muscle weakness, and has used a ventilator...
Models with Disabilities Walk Runway in Yamanashi Fashion Show
To promote social participation for people with disabilities, on August 30th, the Yamanashi prefectural government held a fashion show at the Aeon Mal...
124 Previously Denied Disability Pension Claims Approved, Japan’s Health Ministry to Continue Review and Publish Monthly Updates
In response to the higher rate of disability pension denials last fiscal year compared to the year before, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare...
Japan names 5-time Paralympic gold medalist Junichi Kawai to head sports agency
Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai was named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency on Friday and will become the first Paralym...
Japan Panel OKs 1st OTC Sales of Erectile Dysfunction Drug
An expert panel of Japan's health ministry on Thursday approved over-the-counter sales of a drug to treat erectile dysfunction. It is expected that OT...
M4.7 quake shakes southwestern Japan islands on September 17th, no tsunami warning issued
A quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 rattled a group of small islands in southwestern Japan but no tsunami warning was issued, the country's we...
Ex-lawmaker in Japan with ALS calls on politicians to ensure right to live
Yasuhiko Funago, a former House of Councilors lawmaker with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called on politicians to guarantee the right to "li...
Akutagawa Prize Winning Disabled Author, Saou Ichikawa, Offers View on ‘Co-existence’ in Japan
Saou Ichikawa was born in 1979. Diagnosed in childhood with congenital myopathy, a rare disease that causes muscle weakness, and has used a ventilator...
38-Year-Old Woman Dies at Ishinomaki Disability Facility After Bath at 50°C Causes Burns in 2022, Police Investigate Possible Negligence in 2025
A 38-year-old woman with disabilities died after suffering severe burns while bathing at the Hitakami-en facility in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, po...
‘2channel’ founder opines on why salary of Japanese caregivers doesn’t exceed average annual income
On September 3rd, Hiroyuki Nishimura (48), founder and former administrator of the online forum “2channel,” shared his personal views on why wages in...
Abuse of Workers with Disabilities by Employers in Japan Fell by 1.5% in Fiscal Year 2024
Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry reported a slight decline in the number of disabled workers found to be abused by employers in fiscal 2024,...
Family Seeks Recognition of Baby, Made Severely Disabled in Utero, as Victim in Fatal Accident
The family of a pregnant woman who died after being hit by a vehicle in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, is urging prosecutors to recognize her newborn d...
Mie University Researchers Develop CRISPR Technique to Remove Extra Chromosome in Down Syndrome Cells
Led by Dr. Ryotaro Hashizume of the Graduate School of Medicine, Unit for Genomic Manipulation and Technology Development, the team had successfully d...
Japan Post Apologizes After Delivery Contractor Writes Discriminatory Note to Hearing Impaired Customer
Japan Post announced that a contractor employee at the Nagasaki Central Post Office was dismissed after writing a discriminatory remark on a delivery...
Only 10% of Municipalities Implement Caps on Disability Welfare Services, Japan’s Health Ministry Reports
A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey has found that only about 10% of local governments have implemented caps on disability welfare services to...
Former Director Accused of Abuse at Kochi Disability Employment Support Facility
It has come to light through interviews with the organization operating a disability employment support facility in Aki City that the former executive...
73-Year-Old Woman Dies Almost Three Weeks After Bear Attack Outside Akita Care Home for Disabled
A 73-year-old woman, a resident of a facility for the disabled in Kitaakita City, Akita, who was attacked by a bear late last month, passed away on th...
Games with people with disabilities in Japan; both technological and abusive
Digital technology is set to play an exciting role at the Tokyo Deaflympics in November, with organizers aiming to create an immersive experience that...
Hiroshima Support Facility for Children with Disabilities Faces ‘Administrative Action’ After Abuse Discovered
In Hiroshima City, at a support facility that takes care of children with disabilities, abuse such as hitting a child on the buttocks was found to hav...
Kobe City receives total of 21 reports of abuse of persons with disabilities at psychiatric hospitals, only 1 recognized
Kobe City announced on August 14th, that in fiscal year 2024, it received a total of 21 reports of abuse of persons with disabilities at psychiatric h...
Bring Out Your Dead on No News Obon!
t’s Obon! Although there is an interesting article about how In June, Japan enacted the Act on the Promotion of Measures Concerning Sign Language, a l...
23,000 Sign Petition Demanding Safety Reforms After Death of Blind Woman at JR Tsukumi Station
A disability rights group has submitted over 23,000 signatures to JR Kyushu, urging an investigation and stronger safety measures following the death...
Discriminatory Comments Over Nagoya Castle Accessibility Towards Wheelchair User Prompts Mayor to Apologize
Nagoya Mayor Hirosawa has apologized to disability groups for discriminatory comments made at a June 2023 public forum on barrier-free access in the p...
Heavy Rain in Southwestern Japan, Flood Damage Assessment Underway
Officials of Kirishima City in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, where many homes were flooded due to record rain on Friday, have begun...
Japan to Launch Public Support System for Elderly Living Alone; Hospitalization, Nursing Homes, Funeral Arrangements Covered
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is considering creating a new framework to support elderly people who live alone and have no relatives they can...
Bear attacks woman outside home for people with disabilities in Akita
A woman was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police said on Friday. More an...
Elderly and Disabled Struggled to Evacuate Amid Japan Tsunami Warnings
When tsunami warnings were issued across parts of Japan on July 30, tens of thousands of residents were urged to evacuate coastal areas. However for s...
Tsunami Advisories Fully Lifted in Japan, Severe Tropical Storm 'Krosa' on the Way
The last remaining advisories, in place for Pacific coastal areas between Hokkaido and Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, as well as for Tokyo's Izu Isl...
24 Hours After the Tsunami Warning
All ’Tsunami Warnings’ are now lifted, and at the time of recording, only some ‘advisories’ for northern and eastern Japan remained.
The...
Tsunami warning of up to 3 metres issued for Japan's Pacific coast
On Wednesday 30th July a tsunami warning of up to 3 meters issued for Japan's Pacific coast of up to 3 meters has been issued along Japan's Pacific co...
Japan provides support for children with disabilities in Ukraine
Japan has provided rehabilitation equipment to Ukraine to help support children with disabilities. More than 130 items are being delivered to the capi...
Nine Years Later, Memorials and ‘Silent Action’ Mark Loss of “irreplaceable” Victims of Care Home Stabbings
A memorial ceremony commemorating the victims of the 2016 mass stabbing at Tsukui Yamayuri-en, a care facility for people with disabilities, was held...
14 Staff Members Abused Residents at Gifu Disability Support Facility
In a prefectural facility for people with disabilities in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, 14 care workers physically abused residents, including hitting t...