Member Mr.Marsh
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Reply to Guides for Disability Living in Japan
Thank you for the response. I looked into obtaining a 障害者手帳 (shogaisha tech, or disability ID) from the local city office. Applying appears to be the same as applying for a Disability Pension(?!) which is something I don’t want to do, as I fear it could interfere with further visa approval. I can’t find any official information. The local…
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Guides for Disability Living in Japan
Anyone know of resources or help for English speaking foreigners with disabilities living in Japan?
This appears to primarily be a travel oriented discussion site, so I don’t want to be off topic.
The disability status system appears “all or nothing”. As in, in order to be approved for, say, discounted transportation fees, you also must qualify &…
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Reply to Walking Impaired in Japan
I suffer similar issues and cannot bear excessive walking. Your wife may want to consider using a wheelchair for the mundane(trains, subway) and save her strength for the destinations, which may be more difficult to access via wheelchair.
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Reply to I'm physically disabled and want to live in Japan someday
I’m physically disabled and moved to Japan last year. All the information I found on getting disability status in Japan states one must have been disabled while living in Japan & have paid into the social welfare program for YEARS. I was hoping for a form of disability acknowledgement for the purpose of taxes and discounted transportation…
