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Hosted by Michael Gillan Peckitt, who resides in Kobe, Japan, the Disability News Japan Podcast is News website 'Barrier Free Japan's podcast, a weekly digest of some of the news about disability in Japan in audio form. New episodes will usually available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.

6 DAYS AGO

“You won’t let him go to school”: Hyogo parents and child with disabilities file human rights suit

On September 17th, two parents and their children in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, filed a human rights complaint with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, claiming that their opinions and those of their guardians were not respected and were harmed during school counselling sessions for their children with disabilities. The parents and children allege that they wished to study in regular classes at public elementary and junior high schools, but were not accepted by the local public schools and the Board of Education, and that they were further subjected to human rights violations in which their wishes were denied by the parents and children, who were subjected to hurtful words during the consultation. Episode notes: ‘ “You won’t let him go to school”: Parents and child file suit, claiming their “human rights were violated” during consultation on school enrollment for disabled child’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/09/19/you-wont-let-him-go-to-school-parents-and-child-file-suit-claiming-their-human-rights-were-violated-during-consultation-on-school-enrollment-for-disabled-child/

2 min
17 SEPT

Documentary film ‘Mark: A Call To Action’ to be released on DVD on October 8th 2024

Mark Bookman was a historian, whose specialism was disability policy and related social movements in Japanese and global contexts. He studied Japanese Studies at University of Pennsylvania, and at the time of his death on December 16th 2022 he was Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Tokyo. The documentary film ‘Mark: A Call To Action’, directed by Ron Small about Mark, will be released on DVD on October 8th 2024: Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3xD55Ik

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15 SEPT

‘All’ forced sterilization lawsuits settled; plaintiffs and Japanese government sign agreement

On September 13th, the plaintiffs and the government signed a settlement agreement in a lawsuit over forced sterilization under the old Eugenic Protection Law. Final adjustments were being made on the government’s payment of 15 million yen in compensation to any individual who underwent the surgery. Lawsuits currently underway in various regions have been gradually entering settlement procedures, and the settlement will take place about six years and seven months after the first lawsuit was filed in 2018. The agreement covers 19 plaintiffs of pending lawsuits across the country. Episode notes: ‘All forced sterilization lawsuits settled; plaintiffs and Japanese government sign agreement’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/09/13/all-forced-sterilization-lawsuits-settled-plaintiffs-and-japanese-government-sign-agreement/

5 min
12 SEPT

LDP Candidate Asked Whether He Seems Too ‘intellectually low’ To Be Leader

The Tokyo Shimbun reported that although Shinjiro Koizumi is considered one of the “favorite” candidates due to his high name recognition and ability to communicate, there are strong concerns about his ability to answer questions as prime minister, as he has made some unique statements at international conferences, such as “I will tackle climate change in a sexy way.” At the press conference that day, Koizumi was asked, “Doesn’t your intellectual level seem low?” Episode notes: ‘LDP Hopeful Shinjiro Koizumi accused of being “intellectually low” at press conference announcing candidacy’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/09/11/ldp-hopeful-shinjiro-koizumi-accused-of-being-intellectually-low-at-press-conference-announcing-candidacy/

5 min
8 SEPT

761 People With Disabilities In Japan Suffered Abuse At Work Last Year

A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found that 761 people with disabilities suffered abuse at work, such as unpaid wages and verbal abuse, last year, an increase of 105 from the previous year. This is thought to be due to the recovery of economic activity from COVID-19, which has increased employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Episode Notes: ‘761 people with disabilities in Japan suffered abuse at work last year, 105 more than the previous year’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/09/08/761-people-with-disabilities-in-japan-suffered-abuse-at-work-last-year-105-more-than-the-previous-year/

4 min
3 SEPT

“Broadcast the Paralympics!”

Japan won its first Paralympic gold medal in wheelchair rugby Monday after seeing off the United States 48-41 in Paris, with the nation adding two badminton gold on the day to make it five total at the ongoing games. The Chunichi Shimbun reported that on August 30th, businessman Hiroyuki Nishimura (47), known as "Hiroyuki", updated his X (formerly Twitter), giving his personal opinion regarding Nippon Television's “24-hour TV", which began its broadcast on August 31st. Posting about the Paralympics, “Hiroyuki” said: "If they're going to deal with people with disabilities on 24-hour TV, they should broadcast the Paralympics…”, referring to the Paris Paralympics that began on the 28th. Episode notes: ‘Paralympics: Japan wins wheelchair rugby, 2 badminton golds in Paris’: https://english.kyodonews.net/paralympics/news/2024/09/e47d88fd9363-paralympics-japan-wins-wheelchair-rugby-2-badminton-golds-in-paris.html ‘ “They should broadcast the Paralympics” Japanese businessman criticises lack of broadcasting of Paris Paralympics’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/09/01/they-should-broadcast-the-paralympics-japanese-businessman-criticises-lack-of-broadcasting-of-paris-paralympics/

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1 SEPT

Typhoon 10 'Shanshan' Update September 1st 2024

It is Sunday 1st September 2024. Now a tropical cyclone, ‘Shanshan’ has moved past Kansai on to Kanto (mostly). Might still be rainy on the 2nd September though.

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31 AUG

Typhoon 10 'Shanshan' Update August 31st 2024

Saturday 31st August 2024. Now a tropical cyclone and probably a depression by tomorrow, ‘Shanshan’ is hanging around between Shikoku and Kansai. It’s windy and rainy and it’s amazing how slow moving and ‘localized’ the storm is - it is much more rainy in Osaka than it is here in Kobe - & might still be around Kansai on Sunday!

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Hosted by Michael Gillan Peckitt, who resides in Kobe, Japan, the Disability News Japan Podcast is News website 'Barrier Free Japan's podcast, a weekly digest of some of the news about disability in Japan in audio form. New episodes will usually available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.

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