Support Squeaky Wheels by Suzanne Kamata!
Expat author, advocate, and friend of Accessible Japan, Suzanne Kamata’s unpublished memoir Squeaky Wheels: Travels with my Daughter by Plane, Train, Boat, Tuk-tuk, Metro and…
Category: Culture
New Anime Film with Deaf Lead Character will have Subtitles in Theater
A Silent Voice is a new animated film about a lead character who is bullied for being deaf. While most anime in Japan is broadcast without closed…
Agricultural Welfare Workshops for Disabled
With new government regulations formed to support welfare workshops specifically for disabled people, we could see agriculture across Japan begin to regrow. These new initiatives…
Kimono for Wheelchair Users
A firm from Aichi Prefecture has created a simple to wear kimono for wheelchair users. In the past it has been extremely difficult for people…
Video Game Centers becoming Popular with Japan’s Elderly
While we often think of video game centers as being a refuge for teens and younger children, game arcades are quickly turning into a hotspot…
On Being ‘Lost in Translation’ Today
Photo: Lost in Translation, © Focus Features Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt A few years ago, as I was teaching students, who…
