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。

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

If you are planning t use the train or subway in Japan in a wheelchair, here is a primer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ff4KDOs2Nk

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.

Well it is decided. Sorry to announce that Tokyo 2020/1 will not be open to foreign spectators:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/10/national/tokyo-olympics-no-fans/

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Japan to stage Tokyo Olympics without overseas fans

Concern among the Japanese public over the virus and the proliferation of more contagious variants led to the decision, say officials.