A book, featuring handsome young men working at nursing care facilities, was published in September this year. The book, titled “Kaigo-danshi Studies” (“Male nursing care worker studies”) is an effort to change the public’s opinion and stereotypes about the nursing care field by focusing on the male employees, actively working Read more…
This guest post, including picture and video, comes to us from Sophie Li. Sophie is deaf and uses cochlear implants. You can follow Sophie on Twitter at @papillonparle. Hailing from Australia, I wanted to find a place to travel solo and out of my comfort zone. Both for the first Read more…
The Meiji Shrine, or Meiji Jingu, is an essential stop for anyone visiting Japan. It is a great way to see some Japanese culture, enjoy a walk through the woods, and – if lucky – see a traditional Japanese wedding. The accessibility is a bit of a mixed bag, though. Read more…
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 club hostess who communicated only with note, Rie Saito won 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. But, that is enough likely. Check out the review below. Read more…
Elections in Japan seem to be never ending. Being a foreigner, I of course cannot vote and usually just ignore the whole thing. However, the results of last weeks municipal elections caught my eye. Two women with hearing-impairments won seats in the assembly. The reason that this likely made the Read more…