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Finding new beginnings in the United States

People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Mar 14, 2020

Finding new beginnings in the United States

by Louise George Kittaka

Sachi Asato, a young man on the autistic spectrum, started life with the odds stacked against him. Mother Sheila and father Satoru talk about their family's move to the U.S. to aid his remarkable progress.

Business Jan 16, 2019

No social skills required: Autistic staff help global IT consultancy thrive

From a British call center to an Alaskan satellite facility, Lars Backstrom has had a lot of jobs, but says he always felt like a hexagonal peg in a square hole — he just didn't fit in. That changed last year when the 55-year-old Swede ...

Tokyo pageant celebrates beauty of people with mental and physical challenges

National Apr 2, 2018

Tokyo pageant celebrates beauty of people with mental and physical challenges

by Magdalena Osumi

Fashion enthusiast Mana Yokoyama, wearing a light cream lace dress, strutted down the catwalk during a beauty pageant in Tokyo, hoping the experience would bring her a step closer to a fashion career. But while she's as determined as her nondisabled counterparts, the 24-year-old Yokoyama ...

'Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8': 'The Reason I Jump' author returns with new English collection

Books / Reviews Jul 8, 2017

'Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8': 'The Reason I Jump' author returns with new English collection

by Kris Kosaka

The accomplishments of Japanese poet, novelist and essayist Naoki Higashida are impressive. He's published more than 20 books in Japanese, pens a popular blog and is seeing the release this month of his second book in English — all before his 25th birthday in ...

Neuroscientists chart new gray matter map pinpointing key areas of cerebral cortex

World / Science & Health Jul 21, 2016

Neuroscientists chart new gray matter map pinpointing key areas of cerebral cortex

Neuroscientists acting as cartographers of the human mind have devised the most comprehensive map ever made of the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions such as abstract thought, language and memory. Using MRI images from the brains of 210 ...

Autism may not be confined to the brain

National / Science & Health | NATURAL SELECTIONS Jun 18, 2016

Autism may not be confined to the brain

by Rowan Hooper

Thirteen-year-old Naoki Higashida describes his own personal feelings about having autism as follows: "I feel a deep envy of people who can know what their own minds are saying, and who have the power to act accordingly. My brain is always sending me off on ...

Commentary / World Feb 13, 2016

Chinese scientists working on autism cure

by Cesar Chelala

Chinese scientists have created monkeys with a version of autism that could eventually help in the cure for this complex spectrum of brain disorders.

Autistic people find independence at unique facility in Saitama

National Dec 30, 2014

Autistic people find independence at unique facility in Saitama

by Mami Maruko

Due to a dearth of job opportunities in Japan for autistic people, mainly deriving from a lack of understanding toward the disorder, it is often difficult for them to lead independent lives after they attain adulthood. However, an institution in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, is one ...

Beating life's challenges one artwork at a time

People | WORDS TO LIVE BY Jun 27, 2014

Beating life's challenges one artwork at a time

by Judit Kawaguchi

Artist Kengo Nawashiro, 26, loves drawing buildings and towers. His beautifully colored paintings of the Tokyo Skytree are printed on postcards and sold at art events. Nawashiro credits his success to renowned art educator Chieko Awata, who is a specialist in nurturing the talents ...

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