2025 is the year of Tokyo Deaflympics, which will be held from November 15 to 26, 2025 in Tokyo with other venues in Shizuoka and Fukushima. Despite being older than the Paralympics – the first Deaflympics was held in Paris, France in 1924 – it doesn’t receive as much attention as the Paralympics, although like the Paralympics it is recognized by the IOC. This event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics, the Winter events being held in 2024 in Erzurum, Turkey.

Roughly 3,000 athletes from 70 to 80 countries and regions will participate. Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is to be the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies. Swimming events will be held at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, while track and field events as well as volleyball matches will take place at Komazawa Olympic Park. Soccer and cycling are the only events that will be held outside Tokyo, at J-Village in Fukushima Prefecture and at Japan Cycle Sports Center in Shizuoka Prefecture, respectively.

Episode Notes:

'2025 Promises to be the Year for Deaf Athletes in Japan':

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/12/31/2025-promises-to-be-the-year-for-deaf-athletes-in-japan/


2025: The Year for Deaf Athletes in Japan?

オリジナル「ＡＳＵＫＡ」

Concerns have been raised about the deaths of elderly people who died of “indirect causes” after they were evacuated, dying at care facilities. Jiji Press reported that as of Wednesday 25th December 2024 that “22 of 176 elderly evacuees from Ishikawa had died at elderly care facilities or elsewhere in Toyama, according to the Toyama Prefectural Government. In Aichi, 16 of 68 such evacuees died at care facilities or hospitals.”

Episode Notes:

‘Ishikawa Prefecture Investigates Deaths of Elderly from “indirect causes” One Year After Noto Earthquake’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/01/05/ishikawa-prefecture-investigates-deaths-of-elderly-from-indirect-causes-one-year-after-noto-earthquake/

Ishikawa Investigates Deaths of Elderly from “indirect causes” One Year After Noto Earthquake

On January 7th 2025, it was announced on the official website that NHK Educational TV’s barrier-free variety show “Baribara” will end in March. The production team of the show announced, “Baribara, which has been broadcast with the aim of eliminating ‘barriers’ for ‘all minorities who have difficulty living’, will end in March this year.”

Episode Notes:

‘NHK’s Disability TV Show “Baribara” to end in March after 15 years on Air’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/01/07/nhks-disability-tv-show-baribara-to-end-in-march-after-15-years-on-air/

NHK 'バリバラ' (Barrier Free Variety Show) Official Website:

https://www.nhk.jp/p/baribara/ts/8Q416M6Q79/

NHK’s Disability TV Show “Baribara” to End in March after 15 Years on Air

Non Stop J-Song Mix Twitch 25.01.09

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The Association of Parents Who Work While Raising Children with Disabilities and Children with Medical Care held a press conference at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on December 17, 2024. When children turn 18 and graduate from special-needs schools, they can no longer receive after-school day care services, which are available until around 6 pm. The majority of these services end around 3:00 p.m., forcing parents to leave their jobs to watch over and care for their children. Some parents refer to this the “18-year-old barrier”.

Episode Notes:

‘Parents of children with disabilities in Japan face “18-year-old wall”, forced to quit jobs to care for children’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/01/11/parents-of-children-with-disabilities-in-japan-face-18-year-old-wall-forced-to-quit-jobs-to-care-for-children/

Japan’s parents of children with disabilities face “18-year-old wall”, forced to quit jobs

オリジナル「ハイ・アバブ・ザ・ヘブンズ」

At 21:19 on 13th January 2025, a 6.9M (it initially registered as 6.4M), Shindo 5 earthquake, occurred in Miyazaki Prefecture. Tsunami warnings and advisories were all lifted before midnight, according to AP News.

Episode niotes:

https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#6/33.119/133.759/&elem=int&contents=earthquake_map&lang=en

https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-c9f7ee7959770dbc4ea12debfe68fd4c

Earthquake in Southwestern Japan: All Tsunami Warnings and Advisories Lifted

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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 available every Friday at 6am Japan Time.

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