In Japan, a person with a disability is defined as: "a person whose daily life or life in society is substantially limited over the long term due to a...

language interpretation in political campaigns 1997: JFD publishes their first JSL dictionary 2004: Joins the Japanese Disability Forum 2013: Headquarters...

multiple disabilities in cases where it was requested by their guardians, and asked for Ōshima's assistance in delivering his message to Japanese Prime Minister...

with disabilities, and a general reform of the education system in Japan. The purpose of this act was to avoid isolation of students with disabilities with...

Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly mental retardation (in the United States)...

The disability rights movement is a global social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities. It...

to people with disabilities". The Japan Times. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019. "Man with Lou Gehrig's disease wins seat in Japan's parliament for...

Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) (released in the US as The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi) is a 2003 Japanese jidaigeki action film, directed, written, co-edited by...

stories taking place in Morocco, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. An international co-production among companies based in the United States, Mexico...

novel Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh by Hideo Furukawa, the film is set in 14th century Japan and centers on the friendship between Inu-Oh, a dancer born with...

with Disabilities is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Parties...

Learning disability, learning disorder, or learning difficulty (British English) is a condition in the brain that causes difficulties comprehending or...

Sarusuberi) is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Sugiura, telling the story of Katsushika Ōi who worked in the shadow of...

treatment and occupational therapy associated with intellectual disability. In Japan in 2001, the Ministry of Welfare suggested changing the name of a...

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability, or...

Yasuhiko Funago became the first people with severe disabilities elected to Japan's National Diet in 2019. She currently serves on the Land and Transport...

Nakamura notes in a discussion held October 2015 that "Japanese transgender activists present their gender identity as a disability in order to achieve...

Japan is a constitutional monarchy. The Human Rights Scores Dataverse ranked Japan somewhere in the middle among G7 countries on its human rights performance...

death, disability, or resignation of the governor, one of the vice governors becomes either governor or acting governor. Candidates must be Japanese citizens...

The Japanese political process has two types of elections. National elections (国政選挙, kokusei senkyo) Subnational/local elections (地方選挙, chihō senkyo) While...

Shamin-tō; SDP) is a political party in Japan that was established in 1996. Since its reformation and name change in 1996, it has advocated pacifism and...

model of disability diverges from the dominant medical model of disability, which is a functional analysis of the body as a machine to be fixed in order...

of Japan is the hereditary monarch and head of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state...

Toilets in Japan are sometimes designed more elaborately than toilets commonly seen in other developed nations. European toilets occasionally have a separate...

associated with significant and permanent disability for people under 65 years old. The scheme was first introduced in 2013 following the "Make It Real" community...

anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against people with physical or mental disabilities (see also Sanism)...

cognitive disabilities—in public spaces such as subways, popular youth hangouts, schools, and online, and subject them to sex trafficking. Private Japanese immigration...

(労働者災害補償保険, rōdōsha saigai hoshō hoken) is a government insurance program in Japan. It pays benefits to workers (or their survivors) if the insured worker...

Racism in Japan (人種主義, jinshushugi) comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are held by various people and groups in Japan, and...

abuses of people with disabilities, and the founding of various organizations. Although the disability rights movement itself began in the 1960s, advocacy...