National Aug 17, 2018
The land and internal affairs ministries admitted Friday they may have padded their employment rates of people with disabilities.
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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.
National May 22, 2018
Mayor's plan to re-create Nagoya Castle without elevators draws ire of barrier-free advocates
A plan to restore iconic Nagoya Castle to attract more tourists is facing criticism as the mayor aims to re-create the original 17th century structure with no elevators for people with disabilities. Citing problems with quake resistance, the Nagoya Municipal Government will demolish the concrete ...
National / Social Issues Apr 20, 2018
by Kyoko Hasegawa
Junko Iizuka remembers clearly the day she was taken to a hospital as a teenager and forcibly sterilized under a government program. Her foster mother gave her a rice ball as they stood by a river, and then took her without explanation to a doctor. Sometime ...
National / Social Issues Apr 10, 2018
91-year-old actress continues 50-year fight for inclusive society
As Japan's first school for people with disabilities celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, its founder — 91-year-old actress Mariko Miyagi — has been hailed for her "revolutionary" work battling prejudice and working to create an inclusive society. When Miyagi launched Nemunoki Gakuen in 1968, ...
Asia Pacific Apr 6, 2018
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago is hoping to finally reach the summit after Nepal's top court overruled a controversial government ban on blind and double amputee climbers. Xia Boyu is the first double amputee to be ...
National Apr 3, 2018
Many visually impaired people who use guide dogs are still suffering from discrimination two years after a law banning such a practice came into force, a survey by a guide dog training organization showed Tuesday. In the research conducted in the 10 months through February, ...
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 ...
National Mar 30, 2018
Goal to achieve full barrier-free access at major transport terminals by 2020 Olympics adopted
The government on Friday set a target of achieving full barrier-free access for the disabled at major train stations, bus terminals and airports ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics The step-free access rate at such facilities with more than 3,000 daily users on ...
Asia Pacific Mar 16, 2018
Australian paraplegic aims to be first to reach Everest base camp under own power
A wheelchair-bound Australian is aiming to become the first paraplegic to reach Everest base camp unaided, a breathless trek he reckons he will make mostly on his hands. Scott Doolan, 28, sets out Friday for Mount Everest's base camp, which lies 5,364 meters (17,598 feet) ...