Disability News Japan
By Michael Gillan Peckitt
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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 available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.
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Eight Type 1 Diabetes Patients Have Disability Payments Restored After Second Court Case
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #20: Electric Wheelchairs in Japan: “right to move is missing”
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #19: 40% of Hospitals Ask Family to Care 24/7 for Child Inpatients
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #18: Disabled Author Hirotada Ototake to Run in Lower House Tokyo By-Election
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #17: Prejudice Against Ex-Leprosy Patients in Japan & Other FY News
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #16: Japan Saw Record Ambulance Dispatches in 2023
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Okinawa Tsunami Warning & Advisory Lifted Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Tsunami Warning Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #15: Japan raises ratio of disabled employees to 2.5% in private sector
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Kumamoto Day Care Service for Children with Disabilities Sanctioned for Falsifying Care Plans
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #13: Two Consumers of Kobayashi ‘beni koji’ Health Supplement Die
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #12: You’ll be Elderly in Japan, Use QR Codes & You’ll be Happy
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Sho Kawai, Japanese Philosopher with Cerebral Palsy to Ask ‘Questions, Questions’ on New NHK Program
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #11: Osaka Company Develops Smart Remote Control for People with Disabilities
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #10: Aeon Cinema Chain Apologizes Over Access Debacle
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #9: Social Media Responds to Wheelchair User’s Post about Cinema Access
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #8: Wheelchair User Denied Accessible Space at Tokyo Cinema
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #7: A No News Stormy/Sunny First Day of Spring!
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #6: The Spring Equinox Holiday Edition!
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #5: Japan Gender Identity Society Renamed to Avoid Medicalized Language
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #4: McDonalds App Fail A Barrier to News Stories!
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #3: Further Details on the ‘Hokkaido Farm Abuse Case’
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #2: Evening Edition
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun #2: High Wages, Low Wages Japan for the Disabled
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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The First Edition of the 'Shog-A.I. Shimbun'!
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Disability News About Japan Now Powered By AI!
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Father Speaks About His Daughter, The Late Yuri Hayashi, ALS Patient
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Kyoto Court Sentences Doctor To 18 Years In Prison For Killing Yuri Hayashi, ALS Patient
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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‘Assist Mats’ Begin to Appear in 7-11 Branches in Japan
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Kanagawa Group Homes Investigated Over Alleged Evictions
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Japan’s Barrier Free Laws Regarding Wheelchair User Spaces to be Revised
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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‘Mark - A Call to Action’: A ‘Review’
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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‘Mark - A Call to Action’ Premiere at Sophia University, 25th February 2024
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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A Good/Bad Disability News Japan Weekend
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Health Care in Ishikawa After Quake & Off to Tokyo!
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Japan’s Land And Transport Ministries Report & The Language Of ‘Barrier Free’ Law
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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'Mark - A Call To Action' Documentary About Being Disabled To Premiere In Tokyo
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Disabled User of Ibaraki City Facility Suffers Serious Burns, Carers Did Not Check Bath Temperature
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Non-Sterilized Trans Man Wins Right To Change Gender at Okayama Family Court
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Aichi Governor Condemns Care Provider ‘Megumi’ over “economic abuse” of People with Disabilities
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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One Month After Quake, Ishikawa Disabled Facility Users, Families and Carers Moved to Aichi
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Gunma Disabled Man Files Criminal Charges After Being Called “Socially Unacceptable” Online
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Almost One Month After Quake in Japan, Vulnerable People Struggle [NHK News, Audio in English]
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Scanning Errors: QR Codes Might Encroach on Barrier Free Travel in Japan
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Japan's Politicians With Disabilities Meet To Discuss Quake Response
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Disabled in Ishikawa Turn Down Secondary Evacuation, Education Ministry Reports on Disabled Students
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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In Quake-Affected Areas, Residents of Facilities for Disabled Turn Down Secondary Evacuation
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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NHK ‘Baribara’ on Noto Peninsula Quake, Comedian ‘Esper’ Ito Dies after Epileptic Seizure
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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NHK News Report on Elderly & Disabled Noto Peninsula Earthquake Evacuees [English Audio]
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Japan’s Welfare Ministry Finds Major Care Home Company for Disabled ‘Megumi’ Overcharging for Food
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake Aftershock 16th January 2024 @ 18:42
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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After Quake, People with Health Conditions Are Concerned About "unfamiliar" Hospitals
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Are Japan’s Train Stations Going to Become an Empire of QR Codes?
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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After the Quake, Concerns Rise for Service Users and Staff at Ishikawa Care Facilities
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Concerns Grow for Elderly as Deaths from Indirect Causes after Quake Increase
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Death Toll from Central Japan Quake Exceeds 200
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ishikawa Experiences Medical Woes After Quake, Supply Shortage And Infections A Concern
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Five Days Later and Over 100 Dead
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Residents of Ishikawa Care Homes Unable to Use Toilet or Take a Bath
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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72 Hours Later And Concerns About The Elderly And Disabled
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Aftershocks from the ‘2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake’
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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As If The New Year Should Tremble To Begin…
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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At Nagoya Castle Debate Wheelchair User Told “Don’t confuse equality with your selfishness”
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The ‘BoxingHeimer Day’ Episode
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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The Disabled and Elderly in Japan: ‘Silent Night’ Edition
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Citizens Debate Held Over Restoration of Nagoya Castle and Discriminatory Remarks Towards Disabled
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Manager of Facility for the Disabled Arrested by Osaka Prefectural Police for Assaulting Woman
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Mark Bookman (1991 - 2022) In Remembrance and Action One Year Later
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Disability Welfare Organizations Highlight Staff Shortages Ahead of Next Fiscal Year
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Parents of Severely Disabled Boy Lose Appeal Claiming Son Illegally Sent to Special Needs School
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Disabled Man Awarded Damages Over Online Hate Speech
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Tokyo Lawyers Offer Free Telephone Consultations During ‘Disabled Persons Week’
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Disabled Kids In Nagano Get Night Trip To The Zoo!
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Employees at Chiba Facility for Disabled Post Photos of Patients Defecating on LINE
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Three Hokkaido Farm Workers with Intellectual Disabilities File Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Japan’s Health Ministry to “Take Measures” After ‘Megumi’ Homes Overcharges for Food for Disabled
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Tokyo Govt Offers 200 Visually Impaired Free Tickets to Paris Paralympics 2024 Judo Qualifying Event
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Survey Reports Abuse By Jehovah’s Witnesses In Japan
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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The Apocalypse In Japan Will Be Podcasted!
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Consultation Service Set Up For Disabled Users Overcharged For Food At Group Homes
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Kyoto Police Officer Confesses to Stealing Cash from People with Dementia
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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How Dare You Become A ‘Care Leaver’ In Japan?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Do Disabled Tokyoites Want a ‘Heart to Heart Handshake’?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Wheelchairs In Japan Are Burning!
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Kanagawa Care Facility Employee Arrested for Assault “was in a hurry”
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Kanagawa Prefecture Facility For Disabled Employee Arrested For Assaulting User
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Japan’s Supreme Court Grand Bench To Rule On Forced Sterilization Damages
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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First Prison in Japan to House Only Young Inmates with Developmental and Other Disabilities Opens
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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First Reaction After Watching Sagamihara-inspired Film ‘Moon’
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Sony Unveils New Video Game Controller For Gamers With Disabilities
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Disabled Actors Star In ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Inspired Film ‘Moon’
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Reports Of Abuse At Takatsuki City Care Facility To Be Investigated
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Emperor and Empress of Japan Attend National Arts and Culture Event for Disabled People
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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On Recent Cases Of Suspected Abuse At Mie Care Facilities
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Are Disabled People In Japan Ready For 'Society 5.0'?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Tokyo’s Edogawa City Ward Office to Enter the ‘Metaverse’
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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October 2023: 75th Anniversary of Helen Keller’s 1948 Visit to Japan
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Yokohama City Recognizes Two Cases of Abuse at Facilities for Persons with Disabilities
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Intellectually Disabled Mother Potentially Separated From Child
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Unauthorized Access to Data about Deaf People at Mie Support Centre
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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The JR Shibuya Disability Accessibility Report
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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The Pre-Visiting Tokyo Podcast
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Matching App ‘Irodori’ for Disabled in Japan Reaches 10,000 Downloads
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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‘Sagamihara Massacre' Prefectural Government May Privatize Care Homes
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Obsession To Care For Disabled Wife By Himself Led Man To Kill Her
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Disabled in Japan’s Workplace Experienced 600 Cases of Financial Abuse, 47 Verbal & 24 Physical
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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656 Disabled Abused in the Workplace in Japan in FY2022
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Osaka Kansai World Expo 2025 To Make Diversity A Theme
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Trial Starts Over 2019 KyoAni Arson Attack, Suspect Admits Charges
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Emblem Unveiled & 90 Year-Old Wheelchair-User Summits Mt. Fuji
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Nagoya subway replaces platform timetables with QR codes to cut costs
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Suspected Abuse at Care Facilities for People with Disabilities in Mie Prefecture Reported
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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The Saga Of Nagoya Castle’s Accessibility Issues Continues...
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Japan’s Princess Kako Attends High School Sign Language Speech Contest
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Survey by Tokyo Recruiting Firm Finds People with Intellectual Disabilities Struggle to Find Jobs
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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‘Unmanned stations’ Prompts Disability Groups in Japan to Worry About Freedom of Movement
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Nagano Government Revokes ‘Designated’ Status of Employment Support Company for Disabled over Abuse
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Twenty-Six Prefectures in Japan ‘blacked out’ Information on Former Eugenic Protection Law Victims
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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The Robots Are Coming! (To Take Care of You, We Promise)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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The Post Typhoon Lan One
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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The Sound Of The Typhoon
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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‘Administrative Sanctions’ for Nagasaki Care Facility Over Abuse of Disabled Users
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Between Typhoon Days & Disabled Resident of Hokkaido Facility Falls Out of 2nd Floor Window, Injured
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Typhoon and a Lack of “special consideration” for Employees with Children with Disabilities in Japan
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Former Director of Osaka Prefecture Facility for Disabled Arrested for Quasi-forced Indecency
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Shinya Tateiwa, Japanese Disability Studies Scholar Dies Aged 62
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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The Comprehensive Encyclopedia Of Disabilities
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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First Eulogy by a Resident of Sagamihara Massacre Facility Given by Yukari Okutsu
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Sao Ichikawa, A Woman with a Disability, Wins Japan’s Prestigious Literary Prize
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Daughter & Siblings Arrested for Abusing Wheelchair-Using Grandmother of Dead 6 Year Old Boy in Kobe
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Forced Sterilization & Itoham's Request For Interview With Disabled Employee To Be Cut Controversy
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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"My Name Is Junko Iizuka, I Was Forced To Undergo Eugenics Surgery"
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Nagoya Mayor Apologizes for Discriminatory Remarks Toward the Disabled in 'Public Castle Debate’
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Newsweek Japan Responds to Hiroshima Mazda Wheelchair Video Apology Calling It "unbelievable"
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May 20, 2023 |
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Golden Week Over and 35% of Chiba Residents with Disabilities "felt" Human Rights Violations
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May 08, 2023 |
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Hiroshima Mazda Car Dealer's TikTok Video Imitating Wheelchair Users Causes Storm Online
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May 02, 2023 |
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Barrier Free Korea Part II: 'Subway-Riding Protests’ by People with Disabilities in Korea
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Japan Ski Federation for the Disabled Coach Fired After Claims of Rape by Female Staff Member
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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The Late Mark Bookman’s ‘Call To Action’ About International Disability Education
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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My Hospitalisation & More COVID Cases at Shimane’s Care Facilities
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Acquiring Bodily ‘Help’ Marks in Japan
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Five Former Staff Members of Hokkaido Care Facility for Disabled Charged with Assault
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Barrier Free Korea: Korean Disability Rights Protester Park Kyoung-seok Arrested
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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SPA! Magazine Highlights Workers Worry About Disclosing Developmental Disabilities
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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JR East Raises Ticket Prices As ‘Barrier Free Fees’
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Japan Revises Disability Discrimination Laws, Businesses Have To Make 'Reasonable Accommodations'
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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'A Personal Matter' Author Kenzaburo Oe Dies & ‘No Mask Day’ In Japan
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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12 Years After 3.11 Earthquake Evacuation Plans for Disabled Remains Vague
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Sexual Assault At Facilities For The Disabled & (In)Convenience Stores
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Article Co-Authored by Japan Based Disability Studies Scholar Mark R. Bookman Published Posthumously
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Be Careful How You Police Accessibility In Japan
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Lawsuit Over Deaf Girl’s Death In Osaka Raises Questions About The Value Of A Life
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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One in Five Intellectually Disabled Person in Japan Faces "Opposition" when Pursuing Relationships
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Documentary ‘On The Way Home’ Alleges Discrimination Against Intellectually Disabled By Police
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Ukraine, Disability Awareness In Japan & More COVID Jabs
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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69% of Disabled People in Japan ‘unaware’ of Workplace Assistance Grants
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Nine of Hokkaido's Town Councils Ban ‘mentally disabled’ from Attending Meetings
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Japan’s Disability Facilities: A Tale of Theft and Fraud
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Organ Transplant Scandal, Mask Wearing & a Lack of Disability News
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Severely Disabled Woman Contracted COVID in January 2023, Refused Admission to a Tokyo Hospital
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Kyoto Court Sentences Doctor Accused of Euthanizing ALS Woman to 13 Years for Killing Father
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Japan Govt to Give Wheelchair Tennis Legend Kunieda ‘People’s Honor Award’
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Shinto Shrine Accessibility & ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Municipal Govt to Pass Human Rights Ordinances
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Are Japan’s Hikikomori Unwell, Disabled or None of the Above?
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Text-to-Speech software used for 1st time in Japan’s Diet by lawmaker with ALS
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Microsoft 365 Outage & Disability News in Japan Getting ‘Lost in Translation’
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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After a Snowstorm In Japan and Fukushima’s Disability Employment Rate Woes
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Kumamoto District Court Rules Defunct Eugenic Protection Law Was Unconstitutional
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Japan's Shingo Kunieda, World Number One Wheelchair Tennis Player Retires
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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E-Scooters, Mobility Scooters & Trains In Japan 日本のモビリティスクーターと電車
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Will the relaxed rules regarding e-scooters in Japan also apply to mobility scooters?
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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Japan to Raise Required Employment Rate for People with Disabilities to 2.7% (Kind of)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan Return Post-Pandemic Harassing People with Disabilities
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Male East Japan Railway Staff Attendant Sexually Harassed Visually Impaired Woman
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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Japanese Companies Use Proxy Agencies To Fulfill 'Disability Quota'
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Alleged Kagoshima Care Home Abuse (Update)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Inclusion & The ‘Hiroshima Abilympics’
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Day 6 2023 Writing a Syllabus for a University Course on 'Barrier Free Theory’
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Introducing Japanese TikToker with A Disability ‘Wheelchair JK’
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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On the Victims & Trying to Write About the Sagamihara Massacre
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Forced Sterilization Alleged At Hokkaido Care Homes For Couples With Disabilities
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Shimane Prefecture’s End-Of-Year Care Home COVID Woes
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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「Disability News Japan」より明けましておめでとうございます！
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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The Possibility of a Barrier Free Nagoya Castle & A Merry Christmas!
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Obituary: Mark Bookman (1991 - 2022), Japan-based disability studies scholar dies
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Daisuke Tenbata, Member Of The Japanese Diet With A Disability Contracts COVID
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Japan’s Barrier Free Minds
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Kanagawa Man Accused Of Pushing Wheelchair User Wife Into The Sea
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Forced Sterilization Claims & The Return Of The Deep Dive Podcast
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Possible Sagamihara Stabbings Retrial & Three Years Since KyoAni
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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‘Stop War, Stop Putin, Peace in Ukraine’ A Protest in Kobe against the Invasion of Ukraine
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Japanese Government Ordered to Pay Damages over Forced Sterilization
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Pre-implantation screening raises spectre of eugenics for disabled people in Japan
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Tokyo Police send Papers to Prosecutors on Toyota Worker over Paralympic ‘Self-driving bus’ Accident
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Suspect In Fire At Osaka Mental Health Clinic Dies
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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あけましておめでとうございます! Happy New Year!
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Kyoto mother who killed intellectually disabled son given suspended sentence
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Transport Ministry gives “guidance” to JR Kyushu after wheelchair user was refused access to train
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Hearing Impaired Woman Refused Access To Yokohama Ropeway
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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JR West Develops Automatic Ramp For Wheelchair Users
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Toyota’s Driverless Bus Restarts in Paralympic Village After Injury & Aghanistan's Athletes Compete
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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'Overseas' Person Involved with Paralympics with COVID Hospitalized & Afghan Paralympians Evacuated
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Children Start Watching Tokyo Paralympics At Venues
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Afghanistan National Flag Displayed at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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As Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Approaches, the #WeThe15 Disability Inclusiveness Campaign Begins
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Musician fired from Tokyo 2020, boasted of assaulting disabled is removed from Fuji Rock line-up
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Torch Relay to span all of Japan’s prefectures
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Five Year Anniversary of the Sagamihara Stabbings
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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'Fuji Rock' gives high billing to musician who resigned from Tokyo 2020 for assaulting disabled
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Composer For The Tokyo 2020 Games Opening Ceremony Who Assaulted Disabled People Resigns
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Composer For The Tokyo 2020 Games Apologizes For Assaulting Disabled People
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Japan’s PM Suga thinks “It would be nice to have at least some spectators” at the Paralympic Games
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Women With Disabilities In Japan Want The Tokyo 2020 Games To Be Cancelled
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Vaccinations Postponed in Japan, Mudslides deprive disabled people of a workplace
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Disability News Japan Will Be Vaccinated!
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Tsu District Court to hear case of killing disabled daughter by 72 year mother with an illness
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Japanese Wheelchair User Votes In Diet For First Time In History
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Wishing you a Merry ‘Clustery’ Christmas from Japan
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Almost Half of Japan’s Railway Stations are “Unmanned”, posing problems for disabled in Japan
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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“I will release Sarin at the Budokan and kill a lot of people with disabilities.”
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Two physicians arrested for murder after Kyoto woman requested help to die via SNS
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Coronavirus-related Podcasting Ennui
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Coronavirus a concern for care homes In Japan as Golden Week holiday begins
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Sagamihara Massacre to be Remembered through Japanese Sign Language
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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40 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Saitama at facilities for disabled people
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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As Japan’s PM Abe declares state of emergency, ‘telework’ poses problems for disabled people
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Number of infected at Chiba care home increases, Sagamihara killer’s defense team withdraws appeal
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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58 Test Positive for Coronavirus at Chiba Prefecture Facility for Disabled People
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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As deadline approaches, Sagamihara killer re-states that he will not appeal death sentence
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Lawmaker with cerebral palsy excluded from COVID-19 Countermeasures Committee
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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Sagamihara killer given death penalty & COVID-19
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Coronavirus, Paralympics & A Lack Of News
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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On the Fourth Day of Hearings, the Families of the Sagamihara Victims Speak Out in Court
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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NHK Reports the First Day of the ‘Sagamihara Massacre’ Trial
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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A New Year and a New Trial for the Suspect in the Sagamihara Massacre
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Meri Kurisumasu from The Disability News Japan Podcast
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Sagamihara care home stabbings accused to plead not guilty
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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PM Abe: Shredding of Hanami Invites Due to “the work schedule of the disabled contractor in charge"
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Disabled Japanese lawmaker Eiko Kimura's first question concerns accessibility at public facilities
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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International Paralympic Committee says 2020 marathon to proceed in Tokyo
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Elderly woman falls to her death in Typhoon Hagibis rescue operation
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Japanese government and manufacturers promote electric wheelchairs for the elderly
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Nagoya father admits killing disabled son, defense says “defendant should not be blamed.”
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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One year until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics & Japan fails to meet employment targets for the disabled
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Newly Elected Japanese Lawmaker with ALS has Problems Accessing the Diet
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Sagamihara accused :“I won’t claim that I’m unable to take criminal responsibility”
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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At G-20 dinner, Prime Minister Abe calls installing elevators at Osaka Castle a ‘big mistake’
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Stabbing of a Police Officer in Osaka Prefecture, the Japanese Media and Mental Health
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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“If you have not experienced the discrimination the disabled receive, then you cannot understand.”
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May 26, 2019 |
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Trial Date for Sagamihara Stabbings Suspect Set
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May 02, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan: The XL Golden Week Edition
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Marathon Event Information Confirmed by Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Japan’s ‘New Era’ is called ‘Reiwa’, unless you are deaf, then it might be called 'Meiwa'
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Two years and eight months after massacre of disabled people, Sagamihara care home is dismantled
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Hyogo police to compensate disabled man after illegal DNA collection
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Tokyo Hospital approved surgeon's proposal to stop dialysis for non-terminal kidney disease patients
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Attention! There are only stairs!
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Ep 18 Yumi Suzuki, who has cerebral palsy, files forced sterilization lawsuit
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 17 Will Wheelchair Users in Japan be left ‘Standing in the Doorway?’
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 16 Disabled Japanese Actress Mei Kayama stars in ’37 Seconds’
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 15 A new ‘Moon’ and Two new Forced Sterilization lawsuits
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 14 The ‘No News’ Podcast
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Happy New Year! Disability Employment Legislation to be Revised
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 13 “Give me back a body that can bear children.”
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Dec 16, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 12 Bereaved family writes about Sagamihara killings
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 11 The No Wine Tasting & No News Podcast
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Nov 25, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 10 Disabled ‘Power Harassment’ Victim “was saved by going to trial”
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 9B Quake-hit Hokkaido to build temp facilities for disabled & elderly
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 9 Two months after Hokkaido quake, Blind people lack assistance
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode８PM Abe “Sorry” for “Neglected” Disability Employment
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 7 Padded Jobs
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Ep 6 Forced Sterilization “Not informing victims means not compensating them”
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 5 Paralympics posters removed from JR Tokyo Station
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 4 The Dead and Retired Japanese Government Disabled Employees
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 3B The Accessible Travel Forum
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 3 The Tale of the Yakuza and the Hearing Impaired Woman
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode ‘2S’ Technological Difficulties 13:10:18
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 2 Forced Sterilization Case in Kobe 05/10/18
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode 1 Safety Barriers 28/09/2018
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Disability News Japan Episode Zero
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Sep 27, 2018 |