SAGAMIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and killed 19 patients as they slept, authorities said, Japan's ...

Over 80 percent of facilities for people with disabilities in Japan are facing labor shortages, mainly due to lower wages than in other industries, a recent survey by a group supporting the disabled ...

A "continued employment support type A" business which makes money by creating various goods is seen in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2024. "Kogin-zashi" decorative embroidered ...

U.S. military strikes around Japan on Oct. 10, 1944, killed more than 600 people and prompted the evacuation and mobilization of civilians in Okinawa Prefecture. The attack became known as the “10.10 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - When Yoko Sato lost her left leg in an accident, she fell into despair. The stigma of amputation in a country that views disability as something to be pitied added to her misery. But ...