Half of people with mental disabilities or developmental disabilities in Japan have experienced problems using trains, but only 10% have requested reasonable accommodation from train staff, according to a survey conducted by the mental disability group Polke on May 2nd. The revised Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, which came into force in April 2024, requires private businesses, including trains, to provide reasonable accommodation, but the survey report points out that only 10% of people have requested reasonable accommodation, which is a "very serious problem." It recommended that training for disabled people's organizations and train staff to learn together needs to be improved.

Episode notes: ‘Despite Half of Commuters with Disabilities Experiencing Problems Using Trains in Japan, Only 10% of People with Mental Disabilities Request Reasonable Accommodation’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/05/24/despite-half-of-commuters-with-disabilities-experiencing-problems-using-trains-in-japan-only-10-of-people-with-mental-disabilities-request-reasonable-accommodation/



Only 10% of Train Commuters with ‘Mental Disabilities’ in Japan Request ‘Reasonable Accommodation’

昔TVやCDで聴いていた往年の名曲をmixしました☺️
いつ聴いても、ついつい口ずさんでしまいますね😎
KinKi Kids、嵐、ZARD、DA PUMP、浜崎あゆみ、TRF、
桑田佳祐やミスチル等全32曲を繋ぎました👍

1. 残酷な天使のテーゼ / 高橋洋子
2. Over the Trouble / 織田裕二
3. 全部だきしめて / KinKi Kids
4. 愛されるより 愛したい / KinKi Kids
5. 硝子の少年 / KinKi Kids
6. ごきげんだぜっ! ~Nothing But Something~ / DA PUMP
7. Wake Me Up! / SPEED
8. DAN DAN 心魅かれてく / ZARD
9. マイ フレンド/ ZARD
10. Don't you see! / ZARD
11. Beat / 河村隆一
12. いいわけ / シャ乱Q
13. 追憶のマーメイド / THE YELLOW MONKEY
14. 恋しさと せつなさと 心強さと (with TETSUYA KOMURO) / 篠原涼子
15. Boys & Girls / 浜崎あゆみ
16. survival dAnce -no no cry more- / TRF
17. 叫び / 野猿
18. ALL MY TRUE LOVE / SPEED
19. Go! Go! Heaven / SPEED
20. 出逢った頃のように / Every Little Thing
21. Dear My Friend / Every Little Thing
22. ダンシング・ヒーロー / 荻野目洋子
23. ジェットコースター・ロマンス / KinKi Kids
24. シーソーゲーム~勇敢な恋の歌~ / Mr.Children
25. バンビーナ / 布袋寅泰
26. BOY MEETS GIRL / TRF
27. HOT LIMIT / T.M.Revolution
28. One Night Carnival / 氣志團
29. ミュージック・アワー / ポルノグラフィティ
30. 波乗りジョニー / 桑田佳祐
31. Love so sweet / 嵐
32. POISON~言いたい事も言えないこんな世の中は~ / 反町隆史

懐かしのJ-POPmix

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) agreed Thursday 29th May to remove up to 110,000 redundant hospital beds across the country, in an effort to reduce social security costs. The three parties will formalize the agreement soon, aiming to include the reduction in the government's upcoming economic and fiscal policy guidelines, which will be adopted in June. Nippon Ishin estimates that reducing 110,000 hospital beds would save around 1 trillion yen in medical costs. "The three parties share the same recognition (about the effect of reducing hospital beds)," Ryohei Iwatani, secretary-general of the party, told reporters after meeting with officials from the LDP and Komeito earlier on the day.

Episode notes: 

‘LDP, Komeito, Nippon Ishin Agree to Reduce Hospital Beds’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/05/30/ldp-komeito-nippon-ishin-agree-to-reduce-hospital-beds/

LDP, Komeito, Nippon Ishin Agree to Reduce Hospital Beds

On May 30th, the Japanese government held the first event to deepen understanding of people with disabilities, "Tomotomo Festa 2025," at the State Guest House in Motoakasaka, Tokyo. Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, who attended the opening ceremony, said, "We must make it the norm to have spaces where people can interact with each other regardless of whether they have a disability or not.”

Episode notes:

‘Japan’s PM Ishiba: “We must make it the norm to have spaces where people can interact with each other regardless of whether they have a disability” ’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/06/01/japans-pm-ishiba-we-must-make-it-the-norm-to-have-spaces-where-people-can-interact-with-each-other-regardless-of-whether-they-have-a-disability/


Japan’s PM Ishiba: “We must make it the norm to have spaces where people can interact with each other regardless of whether they have a disability”

オリジナル「Ｂreak soon」

オリジナル『スキャターブレイク2025』

The Japanese government said Friday 6th June that it will deny entry of foreign tourists who have failed to pay medical expenses in the country in the past. The government also said that medium-and long-term foreign residents who have failed to pay national health insurance or pension premiums in Japan will not be allowed to renew their period of stay or change their status of residence.

Episode notes:

‘Japan to Deny Entry of Foreigners with Unpaid Medical Bills’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/06/06/japan-to-deny-entry-of-foreigners-with-unpaid-medical-bills/


Japan to Deny Entry of Foreigners with Unpaid Medical Bills

HI&I ISLAND REGGAE VIBEZ MIX JULY 2025

In Japan, a growing number of people with dementia are going missing each year, with many tragically found dead close to where they disappeared—491 in 2024 alone. Efforts to prevent such outcomes include the promotion of GPS tracking devices and the introduction of an orange “dementia help mark,” designed to alert others that the wearer may need assistance. Despite these initiatives, individual cases like that of Yasuko Arakawa—a woman with rare semantic dementia who vanished in 2023 and remains missing—highlight the emotional toll on families and the urgent need for greater public awareness, early intervention, and nationwide support systems in a rapidly aging society.

Episode Notes:

‘Despite Technology, Japan Faces Challenges with its Dementia and Disappearance Problem’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/06/09/despite-technology-japan-faces-challenges-with-its-dementia-and-disappearance-problem/


Technology and Japan’s Problem with People with Dementia Disappearing

オリジナル「スキャターブレイク2025」，

I am a man in my 60s living in Kyushu, Japan.
I want to improve the music little by little.
Thank you.

Hosted by Michael Gillan Peckitt, who resides in Kobe, Japan, the Disability News Japan Podcast is News website 'Barrier Free Japan's podcast, a weekly digest of some of the news about disability in Japan in audio form. New episodes will usually be available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.

I am a represent in Colosseum Discotic Hawaii and Sapporo, Japan. Also, I’m owner of Lilikoi Hi-Fi Sound System in Hawaii🔈It’s over 20,000watts⚡️

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