As the Tokyo Deaflympics nears its conclusion, the Japanese women’s basketball and volleyball teams won gold medals at the Tokyo Deaflympics on Tuesday. Japan narrowly beat the United States 65-64 in the women’s basketball final, and trumped Turkey to win their first women’s volleyball gold in two Deaflympics.

Episode Notes:

‘Japan Women Win Basketball, Volleyball Gold at Tokyo Deaflympics’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/11/26/japan-women-win-basketball-volleyball-gold-at-tokyo-deaflympics/


Japan’s Women Win Basketball, Volleyball Gold As Tokyo Deaflympics Ends

The organizers of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics have revealed that the number of people who visited the event’s venues totaled about 280,000, far more than their target of 100,000.

Episode notes:

‘Tokyo Deaflympics Venue Attendance Far Exceeded Expectations’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/11/27/tokyo-deaflympics-venue-attendance-far-exceeded-expectations/


Tokyo Deaflympics Venue Attendance Far Exceeded Expectations

Ambiance sonore depuis un petit train qui mène au Pacifique

En train vers le Pacifique

The number of university students with developmental disabilities in Japan is on the rise, with their conditions often identified at a late stage through challenges in their social lives. According to a survey by the Japan Student Services Organization, 14,666 students with developmental disabilities were enrolled in universities, junior colleges and technical colleges in the 2024 academic year, approximately five times the number from 10 years ago.

Episode notes:

‘University students with developmental disabilities increase in Japan’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/11/29/university-students-with-developmental-disabilities-increase-in-japan/



University students with developmental disabilities increase in Japan

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on December 1st that it will hold its annual ‘Disability Week’ from December 3rd to 9th. The aim of ‘Disability Week’ is to deepen public interest and understanding of disability welfare and to encourage people with disabilities to actively participate in all areas of social, economic, and cultural activities.

Episode notes: 

‘Tokyo Annual Disability Week to be Held December 3rd to 9th’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/12/02/tokyo-annual-disability-week-to-be-held-december-3rd-to-9th/



Tokyo Annual 'Disability Week' to be Held December 3rd to 9th

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The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, continued this week at the Nara District Court with detailed testimony about the defendant’s motives and a courtroom appearance by Abe’s widow, Akie. Yamagami, 45, told judges and lay judges that he targeted Abe because he believed the former leader sat “at the center” of ties between politics and the Unification Church, saying his “hatred and hostility” developed gradually and that attacking any other politician would have carried “weak significance.” 

Akie Abe attended Wednesday’s session through a system for victims’ families, listening silently as Yamagami bowed toward her before questioning resumed on why he shifted his focus from church leaders to Abe. The high-profile proceedings will continue as the court weighs Yamagami’s intent and the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.

Episode Notes:

‘Yamagami Viewed Abe as Center of Politics-Church Relations’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/12/03/yamagami-viewed-abe-as-center-of-politics-church-relations/

‘Slain Ex-PM Abe’s Wife Attends Attacker’s Trial for 1st Time’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/12/04/slain-ex-pm-abes-wife-attends-attackers-trial-for-1st-time/





Shinzo Abe Shooting Trial: Defendant Explains Motive, Akie Abe Attends Hearing

それは、物事の移り変わりにおける「もののあわれ」、つまり物悲しさを表現したものであり、例えば、世界が春と夏の緑と生命力に満ち溢れた状態から、秋と冬の寒々とした厳しさへと変化していく様子を描写している。

千の死 or Sen no Shi means 1000 Deaths in Japanese. It is a description of the mono no aware or pathos of things as they transition, like as the world goes from overflowing with greenery and life of spring and summer to the cold starkness of autumn and winter.

千の死 - Sen no Shi (1000 Deaths)

千の死 - Sen no Shi (A Thousand Deaths)

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hook
痛みや後悔を音楽で消せりゃ訳ないよ
まだ明けない夜と
こぼれ落ちるかけがえないもん
凍えそうな街をただ1人で歩いていた
I know nobody eyes on me 
けどこのままじゃって気づいてんだ

verse
夢のせいにしてまた逃げ出す2am
足掻こうともせずにただ月影に沈んでいた
I don’t even know where I wanna go 
恐れてるんだ夢の最後
信じたかった自分の才能
またアルゴの中サイボーグ
探してた自分だけの言葉を
I’m still in the maze 
Just looking for my way 
My life is fake yet 
Hiding what I wanna say 
足掻いてたい傷はまだ癒えないけど

painful night

Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a human or another animal amid concerns over “designer babies.” A Japanese government expert panel broadly approved a proposal, including the ban, at a meeting on Thursday 4th December.

Episode notes:

‘Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies’:

https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/12/05/japan-eyes-ban-on-gene-edited-babies/


Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies

Japan・2人組

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I am a multi-instrumentalist and computer scientist and have been playing and writing music since I was around 9-years-old.

Papet marseillais bavard. Écoute et enregistre. Auteur sur le tard. Viens de publier "Gens de Bauduen" chez L'Harmattan. Sinon, "Marseille rouge sangs" & "En attendant la pluie" aux Éditions Parole et "Haikus (ou presque) tombés des cieux" aux Éditions QazaQ

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.

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