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...

As a result, disability in Japan is seen as a break in conformity and therefore faces challenges in terms of acceptance into Japan's homogenous culture...

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...

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

2025. "Reiwa Shinsengumi makes splash in Japanese election debut, giving voice to people with disabilities". The Japan Times. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July...

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

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...

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...

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...

Ichigensan) is Swiss author David Zoppetti's debut novel. Written in Japanese, in 1996 it won the 20th Subaru Prize, awarded to new works by Subaru Novel...

priority access and reserved parking. Disability passbooks (障がい者手帳, Shogaisha techo) are issued to residents of Japan. It allows holders access to discounts...

Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党, Rikken-minshutō; CDP or CDPJ) is a liberal political party in Japan. It is the primary centre-left party in Japan, and as of...

2023). "Saou Ichikawa's 'Hunchback': A darkly funny portrait of disability". The Japan Times. Retrieved 28 February 2025. "Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa"...

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

intellectual disability. In Japan in 2001, the Ministry of Welfare suggested changing the name of a leprosarium to a sanatorium.[citation needed] In the post-Soviet...

pension system operated by the Japan Pension Service. All Japanese nationals and foreign residents are required to enroll in it. In 1942 the Workers Pension...

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

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

number of healthy pure Japanese, while simultaneously decreasing the number of people suffering mental retardation, disability, genetic disease and other...

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

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...

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

Olympics in Sochi. On 12 February 2014, Samuragochi released a handwritten statement in which he revealed that he had a Grade 2 physical disability certificate...

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...

Hinokio (ヒノキオ) is a 2005 Japanese science fiction film directed by Takahiko Akiyama and starring Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongo and Mikako Tabe. A recent...

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...

approved by the Japanese government are legally considered ordinary pets while in Japan. In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990...

access for people with disabilities, or enabling access through the use of assistive technology; however, research and development in accessibility brings...

anthropology active in disability anthropology studies are medical anthropology and cultural anthropology. The field of disability anthropology focuses...