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Tokyo 2020 Multi-Access with Multi-Lingual
A new app for getting around Japan helps those living with hearing or visual impairments who cannot receive all the available information.
https://www.accessible-japan.com/tokyo-2020-multi-access-with-multi-lingual/
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Tokyo 2020 Multi-Access with Multi-Lingual | Accessible Japan
Free smartphone app to aid people living with hearing or visual impairments, and those who do not understand Japanese.
Check out the new wheelchair spaces on the Tokaido Shinkansen! 6 spaces for wheelchairs!
One train with this set up starts today, increasing to 13 trains this year. Other lines will start later.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/57b23c55d6c1b56416364f430bb038598ed93594
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車いすスペース増設 東海道新幹線で運行開始（テレビ朝日系（ANN）） - Yahoo!ニュース
JR東海は車椅子用のスペースをこれまでより増やした東海道新幹線を20日から運行します。 20日から新たに運行する東海道新幹線には車椅子用のスペースが4席分増え、合わせて6席分設けられています。
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Japan 4 years ago4 years ago (edited)
I would recommend to read the below book if you are interested in Japan. This book will help you understand at least partly where your Japanese friends’ good/bad judgement and go/no-go decisions come from.
“Representative Men of Japan” by Kanzo Uchimura
https://www.amazon.co.jp/Representative-Japan-English-Kanzo-Uchimura-ebook/dp/B00CQ9U4GI
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Good idea – travel is more than just going places, but experiencing culture and making new friends.
Looking for some accessible restaurants in Tokyo? Check out this new guide from the Japan Tourism Agency.
Even though foreign guests cannot join the Paralympics this year, this guide will still be helpful when #travel opens up.
https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/en/page06_000004.html
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This is the official website of the Japan Tourism Agency that was inaugurated on October 1, 2008.The website outlines the JTA and introduces various policies and measures to realize a tourism nation.
Today marks 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
May it be a reminder of the importance of the need for accessibility when considering natural disasters, evacuations, and aftercare.
https://www.accessible-japan.com/great-east-japan-earthquake-tsunami-disabled/
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Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and the Disabled | Accessible Japan
The number of disabled people who died was double the death toll among the able-bodied population in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
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