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MemberReply to Service Dogs in Japan
Hopefully the combination of advocates, lawmakers, and health care workers will bring the matter up for discussion and future policy change.
Service dogs for those with less visible disabilities would be a life changer for many and reduce the burden on care workers where service dogs could do the job or assist and allow care workers to help…
Reply to Flying into Haneda airport with a psychiatric service dog
Do you have any updates on your experience? My psychiatric service dog is near retirement and I would not want to subject her to a confusing process of crating and being separated from me if I bring her to Japan with me in the future.
Reply to Moving with service dog to Japan
Any updates on this? I am quite curious as I am also hoping to move to Japan in the future but have a service dog that is not currently covered by Japanese laws. I am fine with her entering into retirement in Japan but would like to know if you have any updates for us through your personal experiences.
I am curious about the possibility of Japan’s service dog laws improving/changing to also include cognitive, neurological, and mental health(psychiatric service dogs).
I realize that at the moment service dogs in Japan are only for persons with physical disabilities but I believe that with the growing concerns of the mental health of the…
