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The Japanese delegation marches during the opening ceremony of the Asian Para Games on Nagoya in Sunday.
Asian Games
Oct 19, 2026
Asian Para Games officially open in Nagoya
About 3,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions are scheduled to participate. The Japanese delegation has entered about 280 athletes.
Children from the Hokagorubi after-school program rehearse for a performance in Chuo Ward, Kobe.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Program helps children with developmental issues through theater
Nabi Ito said that theater can make communication easier for children who struggle with conversation because scripts provide a framework.
A test run of a suitcase-shaped robot equipped with artificial intelligence to guide visually impaired people was conducted at the Toranomon Hills complex in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2026
Trial of AI robot for visually impaired people shown in Tokyo
The robot is being developed by the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation with the aim of eventually offering it as a rental service.
Hiroshi Sato (right), head of the administrative division at Trial Benefits, explains the work done by one of its employees who has developmental disabilities.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Sep 28, 2026
Fukuoka aims to create workplaces where people with disabilities can thrive
Though more people with disabilities are finding jobs through Fukuoka Prefecture’s Hello Work, many are also believed to have left their jobs.
Rina Komokata, who won gold in the women's tennis doubles and bronze in the singles event at the 2025 Tokyo Deaflympics, speaks during a seminar held in Tokyo on Sept. 5.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 18, 2026
2025 Tokyo Deaflympics helped raise awareness, but challenges remain, survey finds
While the event was significant for working toward an inclusive society, the survey also highlighted issues remaining after it was done.
Students from Kasarani TreeSide Secondary School for the Deaf look at a robotic arm during an interactive session with the Zerobionic Africa team in Nairobi on Sept. 4.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 10, 2026
Kenyan startup makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
Many deaf children in Kenya learn a patchwork of signs, and the local dialect lacks a lot of the technical terms used to teach some subjects.
Shinji Ito, one of the founders of Tokyo-based Genyukai, a self-help group for people who stutter, talks about the “declaration of people who stutter” that he drafted 50 years ago.
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 31, 2026
After 50 years, spirit of ‘declaration of people who stutter’ lives on
Many who try to cope with symptoms of the speech disorder live their lives with confidence instead of becoming obsessed with trying to find a cure.
Mari Katayama works in her studio in Gunma Prefecture, where she creates the elaborate environments and handmade forms that appear in her photographs.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2026
Mari Katayama forges worlds and rips off the labels
The photographer and textile artist discusses her latest work, creative influences and frustrations with labels.
U.S. Paralympic swimmer Ali Truwit poses for a picture on May 19 in Los Angeles.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 19, 2026
U.S. Paralympian sees LA Games as chance to challenge China and change perceptions
Truwit, who won two silver medals in Paris a year after losing her lower left leg in a shark attack, saw firsthand how French fans lifted local athletes to new heights.
Children play at Asobi Studio Uki on Saturday in Kumamoto Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2026
Children with disabilities offered places to feel at ease in quake-hit Kumamoto
As many such children are sensitive to changes in their environment, facilities they regularly attend have begun offering daytime spaces.
People lay flowers at the memorial monument inside the Tsukui Yamayuri-en residential facility on the 10th anniversary of the attack, in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2026
Prayers offered for victims of Sagamihara care home attack
“The deep sorrow remains even after 10 long years,” said the head of the Tsukui Yamayuri-en residential facility for those with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Takashi Ono and his wife, Chikiko, parents of Kazuya Ono, a Tsukui Yamayuri-en resident who survived the July 2016 mass stabbing at the care home, display a photo of their son after he recovered from his injuries at their home in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2016.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 26, 2026
Sagamihara survivor shows what inclusion can look like
Kazuya Ono’s story offers not only hope for what that future might look like, but a concrete example of success.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Friday
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2026
Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit ?says that the company relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it slashed thousands of jobs earlier this year.
Nomura Kagayaki employees engage in design work in Tokyo's Koto Ward on June 29.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2026
Japanese firms face need to improve jobs for disabled workers
The statutory minimum employment rate for those with disabilities was raised to 2.7% from 2.5% last week.
People working in human resources departments participate in a workshop in Tokyo in January. The participants played a card game in which they took on roles of people with various disabilities.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2026
Japanese companies get serious about workplace DEI
Firms are stepping up their efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion in a bid to improve their management of human resources.
Yudai Togitani speaks to reporters in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on Thursday after a ruling was handed down on a woman who killed his wife and left his child disabled in a car accident.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2026
Driver jailed for killing pregnant woman, leaving unborn child with disability
Prosecutors had difficulty interpreting the existing law to regard a fetus as a victim independent from the mother.
A prison officer in charge of education speaks to inmates at Osaka Prison in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 26. A portion of the image is blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 1, 2026
Osaka Prison helps rehabilitate inmates with developmental disabilities
Prisoners with development disorders at Osaka Prison receive education and guidance focusing on facilitating self-understanding and improving cooperative behavior.
Kanata Konoe, 7, writes kanji characters on a whiteboard as his teacher, Sachiko Shimabukuro, watches over him at Nakadomari Elementary School in the village of Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, in March.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 11, 2026
Okinawan schoolboy deals with hearing loss with speed and cheerfulness
At the tender age of 7, Kanata Konoe has already come to terms with the fact that everyone is born different, and that’s alright.
A walking training session for people with visual impairment is held on a platform at East Japan Railway's Shinagawa Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 2.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 27, 2026
Japan starts platform safety training for visually impaired
With more time needed to install platform screen doors, the transport ministry views the initiative as an urgent interim measure to prevent falls and other accidents.
Plaintiffs head to the Oita District Court on Thursday ahead of the ruling in a lawsuit over whether unmanned stations operated by JR Kyushu violate the freedom of movement of people with disabilities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2026
Oita court rules unmanned stations don’t curb freedom of those with disabilities
The lawsuit was the first in Japan to take up the issue of whether such station operations constitute discrimination against people with disabilities.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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