Accessible Japan is proud to announce that we were selected to provide a committee member to sit on the Universal Tourism Promotion Committee by the Japan Tourism Agency (part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism). The committee was made up of professors, Paralympians, and members of the Read more…
This past Monday, Accessible Japan was invited to attend a media trip arranged by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) with support from the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The theme of the half-day tour was Tokyo, Old and New, and we toured the city with Read more…
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the concept for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay on Friday, December 21st. The concept will be: “Share Your Light”. Tokyo 2020 has expressed that one legacy that they hope to leave is the achievement of Read more…
Navigating the streets of Tokyo is no easy task, regardless of ability. However, having a disability adds an extra layer of difficulty as the routes offered by most navigation apps don’t take accessibility into consideration, and will often lead users to the steps of an overhead pedestrian crossing or an Read more…
By Mark Bookman On November 26, the Nippon Foundation, together with Ory Laboratory and ANA Holdings, opened a café where customers could be served coffee by robots remotely piloted by persons with disabilities from their homes. The café represented an experiment in micro-tasking and telecommuting, one of many in recent Read more…
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics just two years away, Tokyo is scrambling to have enough hotel rooms for all the visitors expected to come to the events. For visitors with disabilities requiring an accessible hotel room, the search for a room was even harder as only hotels with Read more…