Disability News Japan
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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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Another ‘Jishin-ful’ Day After 6.7M Quake Off the Coast of Aomori, Tsunami Advisories Issued
Around 11:44 a.m. on Friday December 12th, a quake with an estimated magnitude of 6.7 occurred off Aomori, logging 4 on Japan's seismic intensity scal...
Half of the People with Disabilities Living in Facilities Sent to “out-of-Tokyo facilities”
Aikawa Shinseien, a remote facility in Akita Prefecture housing nearly 90 intellectually disabled people sent from Tokyo, illustrates the long-standin...
‘Jishin Bells’: Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan
A powerful earthquake mainly struck Japan's Tohoku northeastern region, including Aomori Prefecture, on Monday night, measuring up to upper 6, the sec...
Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies
Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a human or another animal amid conce...
Shinzo Abe Shooting Trial: Defendant Explains Motive, Akie Abe Attends Hearing
The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, continued this week at the Nara District Court with detail...
Tokyo Annual 'Disability Week' to be Held December 3rd to 9th
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on December 1st that it will hold its annual ‘Disability Week’ from December 3rd to 9th. The aim of ‘Disab...
University students with developmental disabilities increase in Japan
The number of university students with developmental disabilities in Japan is on the rise, with their conditions often identified at a late stage thro...
Tokyo Deaflympics Venue Attendance Far Exceeded Expectations
The organizers of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics have revealed that the number of people who visited the event’s venues totaled about 280,000, far more th...
Japan’s Women Win Basketball, Volleyball Gold As Tokyo Deaflympics Ends
As the Tokyo Deaflympics nears its conclusion, the Japanese women’s basketball and volleyball teams won gold medals at the Tokyo Deaflympics on Tuesda...
Record 31 Medals for Japan at Tokyo Deaflympics; Crown Princess Kiko and Hisahito Attend Event
Japan’s medal haul at the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics reached a record 31 on Sunday, surpassing the previous national best of 30 set at the 2022 Games in C...
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Japan to raise visa fees for foreign residents next fiscal year [Podcast Episode]
Japan will substantially hike visa issuance fees for foreign residents in the next fiscal year and utilize the additional revenue to strengthen polici...
Japan Picks Up Five Judo Bronzes, Gold in Men’s 400-metres at Tokyo Deaflympics
Japan’s first judo podium came on Nov. 14, when Kazuma Gamo secured bronze in the men’s 73-kilogram division. The remaining medals followed on Nov. 17...
Osaka Woman With Intellectual Disability Refused UR Housing, Raising Rights Questions
A 60-year-old woman with an intellectual disability in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, was denied a UR rental apartment despite having spent more than a y...
Ex-Policeman Nabbed over Defrauding Person with Dementia, Tokyo Deaflympics Begins
The former officer, Masato Takeuchi, and another suspect arrested over the case, 55-year-old company employee Hiromi Ishichi, are apparently denying t...
Tokyo Gears Up for Japan’s First Deaflympics with Push for Accessibility
Japan is preparing to host its first-ever Deaflympics from Nov. 15 to 26, with events held in Tokyo, Shizuoka, and Fukushima, and Narita airport stepp...
Shiga care worker for disabled arrested with knife will not be prosecuted
The Hikone branch of the Otsu District Public Prosecutors Office announced on the 10th that it has decided not to indict a 70-year-old male care worke...
Osaka Firm Suspected of Tens of Billions in Improper Disability Work Subsidies
A welfare-related company based in Osaka City is suspected of having improperly received tens of billions of yen in disability employment support subs...
McDonald’s Japan to stop using paper straws
I am not a climate change denier, nor am I indifferent to environmental issues, but these types of cups are really difficult for me to use as a person...
Care Facility Worker Suspected of Abusing Disabled Residents, 15 Possible Victims, Says He “Couldn’t Control His Frustration”
A 43-year-old care worker at a facility for people with disabilities in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, has been arrested for indecent assault and is su...
Tokyo couple denied housing after disabilities revealed
A couple in Tokyo were all set to move into a new home when a real estate agent abruptly relayed a message from the apartment management company. “We...
Warning about cult groups solicitation activities on university campuses in Japan
These groups cleverly approach university students, both on and off campus, using topics that interest them (social contribution, job hunting, interna...
Japanese Gaming Industry Moves to Improve Accessibility
The Japanese gaming industry is working to improve video game accessibility by developing equipment and systems that allow people with disabilities af...
Japan student suicides hit record high in 2024 despite overall decline
Japan’s overall suicides fell to 20,320 in 2024, the second-lowest figure on record, but the number of schoolchildren who took their own lives rose to...
New Cabinet under Takaichi omits dedicated minister for elderly, disabled
As of Tuesday 21st October, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new Cabinet appointed Kenichiro Ueno as health, labor and welfare minister and Hitoshi Kik...
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Autistic Defendant over Fatal Crossbow Attack in Japan
Japanese public prosecutors on Wednesday 15th October sought the death penalty for Hideaki Nozu, who has been charged with killing three members of hi...
Unicharm to Test Sanitary Pad Dispensers in Tokyo’s Shibuya
Unicharm Corp. announced on Wednesday 15th October it will begin a trial installation of free sanitary pad dispensers at 22 public facilities in Tokyo...
A Tale of Two Care Home Crimes in Japan
In two separate incidents in Japan, vulnerable residents of care facilities tragically lost their lives under disturbing circumstances. In Ishinomaki,...
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...