As mentioned in a previous post, recently two women with hearing impairments won seats in the recent municipal elections. The city first considered using a sign-language interpreter but has opted for implementing a new system instead. Famous for being a Read more…
Thanks to extended support services and government quotas for disabled workers, employment for the disabled in Japan is on the rise. In 2013, the number of disabled people finding work through employment services went up by an astounding 9,562 cases Read more…
People with hearing impairments (like the two ladies who recently one regional elections) in Japan sign to communicate, and, as you might expect, they don’t use American Sign Language (ASL)! Japanese Sign Language (JSL) is called 手話 (shu-wa, lit. “hand Read more…
Located a stone’s throw from both the Sumo Museum and the Edo-Tokyo Musum, the Kyu-Yasuda Teien Gardens can help you continue your history kick in Tokyo. Unfortunately, if you are in a wheelchair, you can only enjoy half of it. Read more…
Japan has a great welfare system. Often neighbouring countries come to study the Japanese system so they can implement something similar back home. But the demographics of Japan are rapidly changing and the system needs to adapt. The government has Read more…
Disclaimer: My dad worked at IBM, I am an Apple fan-boy, and my full-time job is at a seniors facility – so this news hits close to home in many ways. As you may know, Japan has a super greying Read more…