How-tos | LIFELINES Oct 14, 2018
by Louise George Kittaka
Raising children as a foreign parent here is no picnic, but what about when your child is also coping with physical or learning challenges?
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Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Oct 14, 2018
Do the elderly and disabled people in Japan want robots to look after them?
by Michael Gillan Peckitt
What appears to be lacking are detailed surveys and studies, asking questions of the elderly and disabled people whose quality of life Japan's new legion of robots are supposed to improve.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Sep 22, 2018
The problem with padding employment records in Japan
by Philip Brasor
In August, it was reported that central government ministries and agencies, not to mention national legislative offices and local governments, have for years been fulfilling their legal responsibility to hire certain numbers of people with disabilities by fudging criteria for determining what qualifies as ...
National / Science & Health Sep 22, 2018
Cafe to showcase robot waiters steered from afar by people with ALS, other debilitating diseases
A temporary cafe that will use remotely controlled robots as waiters is set to open in Tokyo's Akasaka district in November to show how machines can act as proxies for people with severe physical disabilities. The cafe, which will be open on weekdays between Nov. ...
Language | News in Hihongo Sep 17, 2018
'Avatar robot' cafe opens up new job opportunities to ALS patients
This November, a cafe will open in Akasaka, Tokyo, where customers will be served by "avatar robots" controlled remotely by severely handicapped employees.
Editorials Sep 1, 2018
The government is depriving depriving people with disabilities of the job opportunities they deserve.
National Aug 31, 2018
People with disabilities make an impact in Kyoto's traditional crafts industry
People with intellectual disabilities are playing key roles in the traditional manufacturing industry in Kyoto, where a shortage of company heirs is becoming a serious problem. Such individuals aiming to acquire skills to make traditional crafts, including Nishijin-ori (textiles) and warōsoku (Japanese candles), are among ...
National Aug 22, 2018
1,308 disabled people abused at workplaces in Japan in fiscal 2017
The number of people with disabilities who were abused at workplaces in fiscal 2017 surged 34.6 percent from the previous year to 1,308, the labor ministry said Wednesday. The figure marked the highest annual level since the survey started in fiscal 2013. Assaults and the ...
National Aug 17, 2018
The land and internal affairs ministries admitted Friday they may have padded their employment rates of people with disabilities.
Language | NEWS IN NIHONGO Aug 6, 2018
In a bid to boost the user-friendliness of the subway for visually impaired people, the Tokyo Metro will place new QR-coded stickers on the bumpy tiles that mark the path for the blind in one of its stations.
How-tos | LIFELINES Aug 5, 2018
How can I ensure my family isn't liable for my elderly Japanese wife's driving mishaps?
by Takashi Ito
Reader B wrote to Lifelines about his worries regarding his wife, a keen driver who is about to become an octogenarian.
Editorials Jun 2, 2018
Companies and government agencies have been getting better at hiring people with disabilities, but they can do better still.