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DISABILITY

Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
May 8, 2017
Entrepreneur taps Skype, tablets to offer sign language service across Japan
Imagine you're a hearing impaired person who wants to hire a sign language interpreter. The process is antiquated and lengthy. You have to send a fax to a local municipal government to make a reservation two weeks in advance, and officials then look for an interpreter whose schedule matches yours. Once...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2017
Cram schools help children with developmental disabilities prepare for future
Following his teacher's instructions, 7-year-old Eita slid out of his chair, tidied it up and then — in front of his fellow group members and teachers — said a few words about his performance during an after-school programming class he attended in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2017
Guidelines on supporting preschool children with disabilities under final review
The government's first set of guidelines to help facilities improve services and opportunities for preschool children with disabilities are close to being finalized.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2017
Skin powered by the sun? Energy-saving prosthetic limbs get better feeling
Amputees with prosthetic limbs may soon have much a better sense of touch, temperature and texture, thanks to the energy-saving power of the sun, British researchers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 1, 2017
Building a family with a difference: American couple in Japan explain decision to adopt child with disabilities
Confronted with hard questions about why they felt the need to adopt, the O'Briens chose to raise Sam, a child with Down syndrome.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 1, 2017
'Barrier-free' tour of Tokyo offers a vision of what could be
A guided tour of Shibuya Ward with wheelchair users brings home how much still needs to be done to accommodate tourists with disabilities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 5, 2017
No free ride for foreign drivers with disabilities on Japan's expressways
British tourist N.W. contacted Lifelines about benefits for disabled drivers in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Dec 12, 2016
Hearing aids headed for new vibe with Ontenna
As a student, Tatsuya Honda was just being nice when he helped a deaf man who had gotten lost at a festival at Future University Hakodate in Hokkaido in 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2016
New running facility opens in Tokyo for athletes of all stripes
As the metropolis gears up to host the Olympics and Paralympics in four years’ time, a new running stadium opened in Tokyo on Friday. The private-sector facility will provide an inclusive training venue for athletes of all stripes.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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