(L-R) Doglegs co-founder, and star of the film, Shintaro Yano (ring name “Sambo” Shintaro) watches on as tag-team partner L’Amant delivers a kick to able-bodied “Antithesis” Kitajima’s face. Credit: Alfie Goodrich Doglegs is a movie that may make you feel uncomfortable. Why? It is about people with disabilities in Japan… Read more…
Katsuji Takashima experienced a tragedy early in his jockey career at the age of 23 before he had a single victory. Unfortunately, Takashima fell from his horse and sustained rather serious injuries forcing him to retire from the Japan Racing Association. Although he’s a former jockey and racer he has Read more…
Regardless of their qualifications or level of abilities it’s important to note that disabled individuals across Japan have long experienced difficulty when it comes to entering the job market. A variety of Japanese firms and businesses are slow to hire disabled people. While there are decades-old laws that require the Read more…
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt It is New Years Eve in the average family household in Japan, at about a quarter past seven in the evening. This can mean only one thing: it’s time for the Kohaku! The Kohaku Uta Gassen (in its 64th year), often simply Read more…
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt Christmas in Japan means Chicken. I usually date the beginning of Christmas in Japan by the moment you notice Colonel Sanders outside a KFC wearing a Santa hat. So Christmas in Japan this year started around November 10th. Shortly after the Colonel Read more…
Silver Human Resources Center is interested in making a transition into offering seniors opportunities for work. Rather than simply working as a resources center to connect elderly individuals to buses, assistance and the resources that they need for retirement, the center is interested in changing its focus to include staffing Read more…