TORONTO (Reuters) - Filmmaker Heath Cozens hopes to smash stereotypes about the disabled with his new documentary "Doglegs," about a handicapped pro-wrestling league in Japan. The New Zealand-born ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — The sound of sirens pierced the night, waking residents in a normally quiet, semi-rural neighborhood outside of Tokyo. Some thought it may be an accident, or perhaps a ...

As part of our joint project “Diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace,” Toshiya Kakiuchi, founder of the Osaka-based Mirairo Inc., a consulting firm that provides universal design services, ...

‘It is extremely important to implement appropriate support based on the wishes of persons with disabilities, including marriage, childbirth, and child-rearing,’ Kato said. Local authorities uncovered ...

Authorities in Japan have ordered local officials to investigate the alleged forced sterilization of people with disabilities following reports of malpractice by disability care service providers.

SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — A young Japanese man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired, officials said, killing 19 people months after he gave ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — In a landmark decision, Japan’s ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - One day before he tried to hand a letter to a top Japanese lawmaker offering to kill hundreds of disabled people, the suspect in Japan's worst mass killing in decades tweeted: "I don ...

Creative Clay's "Artlink Takamatsu" partners 10 local artists with 10 overseas. Takamatsu is one of St. Petersburg's sister cities. Creative Clay has been empowering artists with disabilities for 30 ...

TOKYO (AP) — In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court ordered the government Wednesday to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct ...