On April 1, a new law aimed at advancing the rights of people with disabilities took effect explicitly banning discrimination against them and requiring government bodies and private-sector businesses to pay greater attention to their needs.
While the Law to Eliminate Discrimination against People with Disabilities will make life easier to some extent for the nation's 7.8 million people with impairments, experts point to its shortcomings and limitations.
Why did Japan create the law?
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