Society
“Barrier-Free Hearts:” One Disabled Man’s Plea for a Gentler Japan
How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.
July 7, 2023
How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.
How a hard-to-fix foreign elevator is forcing some passengers at this Tokyo Station to take the stairs (assuming they can).
Shiina Ringo’s new album giveaway has landed her and her company in hot water over its resemblance to Tokyo’s help mark.
A new lawsuit in Japan is challenging restrictions on voting by mail, saying they discriminate against those with disabilities.
“The truth is you’re a burden.” Learn how one woman’s comments about Japanese attitudes towards disabled citizens sparked a nasty backlash – and why she refuses to back down.
When the city of Nagoya announced the renovated Nagoya Castle would lack an elevator for disabled access, the response was…left than uplifting.
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