From India to Japan for Disability Rights
By Parul Ghosh I visited Gunma, Japan three years ago when I worked for a cross-disability rights organization in New Delhi, India. The Chairperson of…
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Exclusive Interview with Doglegs Director
(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…
Disabled Former Jockey gets a Fresh Start with Paralympic Hope
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…
No One’s Perfect – Accessible Japan Book Review
No One’s Perfect The Complete Edition by Hirotada Ototake Review by K. Opoku Being from the West, I was at a slight disadvantage as I…
The Daily Shock of Re-entry
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt She experiences the small daily shock of reentry that every foreigner in Tokyo knows. A sudden, pulse-quickening…
On the Virtues of Dependence
Notes from the Obstacle Course Dr. Michael Peckitt [T]he virtues that we need, if we are to develop from our animal condition into that of…