The suggestion by a newly appointed Ibaraki education board member has elicited online outrage. According to the member, the administration should encourage more prenatal screening so that the “burden” of disabled children can be alleviated from the parents. Chieko Hasegawa, the vice president of Tokyo based gallery Nichido, made the Read more…
Recently a new program was launched that aims to reduce the need of nursing care amongst the elderly in Japan. The program was created last June by the Kiyose municipal government in western Tokyo. The program is exclusively targeted towards seniors and includes karaoke exercises, held once a week at Read more…
The Japanese government is launching a new program aimed at reducing the burden on caregivers and enabling elderly people to live more independently. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry intends to create around 10 national centers in 2016, which will aid the development of nursing care robots that can meet Read more…
Soon after Japan Post Holdings Co., Apple and IBM Corp formed a business partnership, Japan Post Co. announced they’ll be lending 1,000 Apple iPads to elderly citizens in Yamanashi and Nagasaki prefectures. The iPads are a part of an experiment, set to be carried out until March next year, that Read more…
Born without the ability to hear, 36-year old Shinya Kawabata is the first person in Japan to complete his master’s degree thesis in sign language instead of English or Japanese. As the Japanese language and Japanese sign language differ greatly in terms of vocabulary and grammar, many deaf-mute people face Read more…
On October 3, the Hankyu department store in Osaka hosted an event promoting the awareness of service dogs. One of the attendees, a hearing-impaired woman came with her service dog and, after the event was over, decided to grab a bite to eat at a nearby restaurant with a friend. Read more…