Death penalty finalized for 2016 Sagamihara care home mass murderer
The death sentence for a man who admitted to the 2016 mass murder of 19 mentally impaired people at a care home near Tokyo was finalized Tuesday after he withdrew his appeal the previous day. Satoshi Uematsu, 30, a former caretaker at the Tsukui Yamayuri ...
Facing the COVID-19 crisis in Japan with a disability
One thing that's clear about the coronavirus pandemic is that if even one person is left behind, it could prove disastrous to us all.
Japan plans ambitious expansion of esports to boost economy through 2025
The government has an ambitious plan to expand Japan's esports industry with the private sector to help revitalize regional economies and increase social participation by people with disabilities, with an eye to generating ¥285 billion ($2.6 billion) in economic benefits a year by 2025, ...
In Shiga nurse's murder conviction, her disability was never taken into consideration
Mika Nishiyama made a false confession and served 12 years. Then she was diagnosed as having an intellectual disability, ADHD and autism spectrum disorder.
What pushed this Shiga assistant nurse to falsely confess to murder?
Why did Mika Nishiyama, a former assistant nurse who served 12 years in prison for murdering a male patient in 2003, falsely confess to killing him?
Singer Mariko Miyagi, who founded Nemunoki Gakuen, a welfare facility for children with physical disabilities, died of malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital Saturday. She was 93. Originally from Ota Ward in Tokyo, Miyagi sang hit songs such as "Gado-shita no Kutsumigaki" ("Shoeshiner under the ...
Apparent false conviction brings Japan's justice system back into the spotlight
After already having served a 12-year prison sentence following her conviction for murdering a patient, former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama, 40, is expected to finally be acquitted on March 31.
Sagamihara care home mass murderer won't appeal death penalty ruling
A man who was sentenced to death over the 2016 murder of 19 people with mental disabilities at a care home in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, said Wednesday he will not appeal the ruling. Satoshi Uematsu, a 30-year-old former employee at the Tsukui Yamayuri En care ...
Killer of 19 at Sagamihara disabled care home sentenced to death
The presiding judge cited the violence of Satoshi Uematsu’s crime in sentencing him to the gallows.
Finding new beginnings in the United States
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.
All shinkansen to have spaces for wheelchairs, Japan ministry says
The transport ministry said Tuesday that all of the country's shinkansen trains would create spaces for wheelchair users. The ministry will conduct tests by summer and work out the details, such as the size required for such spaces. It unveiled the plan as part of a ...
Almost 25% of those who died due to illness or stress after 3/11 had disabilities
Nearly a quarter of those who died of illness or stress linked to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the hardest-hit prefectures were people with disabilities, a Kyodo News survey released Sunday showed. Disabled people accounted for 24.6 percent of total "disaster-related deaths" in ...
