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DISABILITY

EDITORIALS
May 24, 2014
Giving the disabled a chance to work
For the fourth straight year, a record high number of people with mental or physical disabilities find employment through public job placement offices in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 19, 2014
From Fukushima to Syria, CWAJ supports scholars
The College Women's Association of Japan awards a variety of annual scholarships in higher education, backing, among others, women from abroad studying in Japan and Japanese women getting an education overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 14, 2014
Haitian orphan gets 3-D printed prosthesis
A 12-year-old orphan boy handicapped from birth became the first recipient of a prosthesis made with a 3-D printer in Haiti last month, thanks to a British software engineer in California and a South African amputee.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 29, 2014
Exhibition focuses on visually impaired
A unique exhibition is underway at a human rights educational facility in Tokyo focusing on how to guarantee the "right to read" of people with visual impairments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2014
Certificate test starts for care workers as travel guides
A nonprofit organization of medical and nursing care workers has launched a certification exam for people who assist the elderly and physically disabled during their travels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2014
'Deaf' composer Samuragochi says he's sorry for deceiving
A month after the shocking revelation by his ghostwriter, the supposedly "deaf" composer Mamoru Samuragochi apologized Friday for deceiving people with his lies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 28, 2014
The lesson of the long-distance runner: 'There are no impossibles'
Maickel Melamed was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, and his parents were told he would not live long. Almost four decades on, Melamed has crossed marathon finishing lines in New York, Berlin and Chicago — and conquered Venezuela's highest mountain.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2014
Volunteer net speeding up audiobook process
A network of volunteers is using information technology to make audiobooks much faster than with traditional methods to help people with vision problems get access to current information.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2014
'Japan's Beethoven' faces music, claims hearing improved years ago
The high-profile composer who stirred controversy by admitting his works had been penned by a ghostwriter — and whose purported deafness has since come into question — says he regained some of his hearing about three years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2014
Hiroshima will take back award given to native son Samuragochi
In the wake of the revelation that native son Mamoru Samuragochi did not compose musical scores for which he was credited, the city of Hiroshima has decided to take back an award it gave to him in 2008.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2014
Samuragochi's ghostwriter speaks
The man who ghostwrote works credited to “deaf” composer Mamoru Samuragochi for the past 18 years stepped forward Thursday as his “partner in crime.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2014
Inventors of self-help tools sought for the disabled and infirm
A welfare organization has begun compiling a database of "self-help equipment" designed to help elderly and disabled people make use of ordinary everyday items on their own, increasing their independence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2014
Deaf woman helps hearing-impaired 'break out of shell'
A beauty pageant contestant, model and aspiring entrepreneur — who happens to be deaf — recently organized a fashion show to offer hearing-impaired people an outlet to express themselves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2013
U.N. Japanese crafts exhibit is dream come true for disability advocate
The founder of a Tokyo organization created to give work to the disabled has seen her goal of exhibiting crafts at the United Nations come to fruition and hopes global leaders will see it as an example of what such artists are capable of accomplishing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 27, 2013
'Disabled' in Britain, just 'foreign' in Japan
For myself, a British citizen who has cerebral palsy living in Japan, it is the liberatory power of being a foreigner here that leaves the deepest impression on me.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2013
1,500 disabled Japanese abused in half-year period
A total of 1,505 disabled people were reported to have been abused by family members or care workers between October 2012 and March this year, according to the first nationwide survey by the health ministry on abuse of the disabled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2013
More museums exhibit accessibility
In an effort to promote inclusivity and expose their collections to as wide an audience as possible, art museums are improving accessibility by offering special tours for disabled visitors and on-site baby-sitting services.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2013
Kids with disabilities facing abuse in West Africa
Hundreds of thousands of children with disabilities are subjected to horrific violations of their human rights on a daily basis in West Africa.
EDITORIALS
Sep 25, 2013
Preparing for Paralympics
Tokyo's hosting of the Paralympics, besides the Olympics, in 2020 hopefully will raise people's interest in and support for sporting events performed by disabled people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2013
Experiment allows man to use his mind to control another's movements
Two University of Washington researchers say they have demonstrated, with electronic probes placed against two people's heads, that one person's thoughts can control the other's movements.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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