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Michael Gillan Peckitt
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.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 26, 2021
Five years after the ¡®Sagamihara stabbings,¡¯ what have we learned?
Thoughts on ¡®extreme bullying¡¯ as we mark the fifth anniversary of the Sagamihara stabbings. The conversation needs to continue.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 30, 2020
Facing the COVID-19 crisis in Japan with a disability
One thing that¡¯s clear about the coronavirus pandemic is that if even one person is left behind, it could prove disastrous to us all.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019
Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community
Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 14, 2018
Do the elderly and disabled people in Japan want robots to look after them?
What appears to be lacking are detailed surveys and studies, asking questions of the elderly and disabled people whose quality of life Â鶹´«Ã½ new legion of robots are supposed to improve.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 1, 2017
¡®Barrier-free¡¯ tour of Tokyo offers a vision of what could be
A guided tour of Shibuya Ward with wheelchair users brings home how much still needs to be done to accommodate tourists with disabilities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 16, 2016
Japan must open minds to disability, not just physical spaces, in time for Tokyo Paralympics
Too much attention is being paid to accessibility while issues surrounding attitudes toward disabled people in Japan are being overlooked.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 8, 2016
Media show Kumamoto was woefully ill-prepared for disabled evacuees
It was heartening to see newspapers focusing on the difficulties disabled people face when disaster strikes, but far less heartening to hear what they had to say about the facts on the ground in Kumamoto.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 6, 2016
¡®No One¡¯s Perfect¡¯ writer Ototake couldn¡¯t live up to the ¡®Supercrip¡¯ media ideal
Hirotada Otatake¡¯s ¡®inappropriate relationships¡¯ are indefensible. But even more disappointing was the way the media presented Ototake and the story.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 11, 2015
We need to talk about Japan ¡ª in English
What commentators who write about Japan in English are doing is not necessarily criticism and could instead be a genuine attempt to understand.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 3, 2014
Giving up your seat on a train is a public affair
A recent article in the media in Japan about the attitudes and behavior of able-bodied passengers toward reserved seating on trains reminded me of one of the few negative experiences I have endured as a disabled foreigner in Japan, and it pertains to the tricky art of acquiring use of the ¡°priority seats.¡°...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 27, 2013
¡®Disabled¡¯ in Britain, just ¡®foreign¡¯ in Japan
For myself, a British citizen who has cerebral palsy living in Japan, it is the liberatory power of being a foreigner here that leaves the deepest impression on me.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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