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Michey Peckitt
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Philosophy PhD via Hull Uni. Runs the news blog ‘Barrier Free Japan’ about disability in Japan. Email: [email protected]
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『女の子の背骨』9月26日発売
（オンナノコノセボネ）
市川沙央／文藝春秋
ISBN 978-4-16-392021-4

芥川賞受賞後第一作「オフィーリア23号」と「女の子の背骨」を収録した単行本が9月26日に発売になります。表紙は『ハンチバック』から続けてIna Jangさんの作品です。どうぞ🙇‍♀️よろしく🙇お願い🙇‍♂️いたします……‼︎ ちなみに私の誕生日は9月27日です（無形の圧力
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女の子の背骨 市川 沙央(著) - 文藝春秋
芥川賞受賞作『ハンチバック』を超える衝撃の第二小説集！ 「何でもいいから何かを撃ち殺したい」 難病と生きる身体から放たれる言葉が現代を撃つ。 「おねえちゃまへ。元気ですか」 筋肉の難病を患… - 引用：版元ドットコム
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September 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Debut author Saou Ichikawa @ssaaoouu.bsky.social enters global spotlight with ‘Hunchback’

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Debut author Saou Ichikawa enters global spotlight with “Hunchback”
“Hunchback,” a novel by Japanese author Saou Ichikawa, is rapidly gaining international recognition, earning nominations for several major Western literary awards despite being the writ…
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December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Man Disabled in Bear Cull Shooting; Town Seeks Damages from Hunter

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Man Disabled in Bear Cull Shooting; Town Seeks Damages from Hunter
In April two years ago, in Oguni Town, Yamagata Prefecture, a bullet fired by a hunter engaged in a bear extermination operation struck another man in the leg, causing serious injuries that resulte…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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On Loneliness and Isolation in Japan [Podcast Episode]

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On Loneliness and Isolation in Japan
Almost half of Japanese nationals feel familiar with loneliness and isolation, a government survey showed Friday. According to the Cabinet Office’s first public opinion survey on the issue, 48.4% of r
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December 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Journalist Shiori Ito's Documentary on Sexual Violence Debuts in Japan

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Journalist Shiori Ito’s Documentary on Sexual Violence Debuts in Japan
“Black Box Diaries,” an Oscar-nominated film directed by Japanese journalist Shiori Ito documenting her experience after suffering sexual violence, was released in Japan on Friday.   It…
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December 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Yeah, McDonalds Japan just became more difficult to both order and eat as a person with physical disabilities. I cannot see the buttons to order! I could have just ordered by saying my order.
December 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Nearly Half of Japanese Familiar with Loneliness, Isolation

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Nearly Half of Japanese Familiar with Loneliness, Isolation
Almost half of Japanese nationals feel familiar with loneliness and isolation, a government survey showed Friday.     According to the Cabinet Office’s first public opinion survey on the issu…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Another ‘Jishin-ful’ Day After 6.7M Quake Off the Coast of Aomori, Tsunami Advisories Issued [Podcast Episode]

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Another ‘Jishin-ful’ Day After 6.7M Quake Off the Coast of Aomori, Tsunami Advisories Issued [Podcast Episode]
Around 11:44 a.m., a quake with an estimated magnitude of 6.7 occurred off Aomori, logging 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale in 38 municipalities in five prefectures, including Hokkaido’s Hakoda…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Osaka City Seeks Review of Disability Employment Add-On System

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Osaka City Seeks Review of Disability Employment Add-On System
According to the city, the three offices, linked to welfare services firm Kizuna Holdings, reported around 200 such workers annually for fiscal 2024 and 2025 by repeatedly placing service users in …
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December 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Half of the People with Disabilities Living in Facilities Sent to ‘out-of-Tokyo facilities’ [Podcast Episode]

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Half of the People with Disabilities Living in Facilities Sent to “out-of-Tokyo facilities” [Podcast Episode]
Aikawa Shinseien, a remote facility in Akita Prefecture housing nearly 90 intellectually disabled people sent from Tokyo, illustrates the long-standing practice of placing disabled residents far fr…
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December 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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“I Don’t Want to End My Life Here”: Half of the Disabled People Living in Facilities Sent Outside Tokyo

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“I Don’t Want to End My Life Here”: Half of the Disabled People Living in Facilities Sent Outside Tokyo
Aikawa Shinseien, a remote facility in Akita Prefecture housing nearly 90 intellectually disabled people sent from Tokyo, illustrates the long-standing practice of placing disabled residents far fr…
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December 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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‘Jishin Bells’: Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan [Podcast Episode]

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‘Jishin Bells’: Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan [Podcast Episode]
A powerful earthquake mainly struck Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region, including Aomori Prefecture, on Monday night, measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the country’s …
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December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan

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Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan
A powerful earthquake mainly struck Japan’s Tohoku northeastern region, including Aomori Prefecture, on Monday night, measuring up to upper 6, the second-highest level on the country’s …
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December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies [Podcast Episode]

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Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies [Podcast Episode]
Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a human or another animal amid concerns over “designer babies.” A Japanese governme…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Japan’s CDP Submits Bill to Abolish Income Limits for Disability Child Allowances 

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Japan’s CDP Submits Bill to Abolish Income Limits for Disability Child Allowances
On the 5th, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submitted to the House of Representatives, on its own, a bill to abolish income limits for the Special Child Rearing Allowance and the Welfa…
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December 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies

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Japan Eyes Ban on Gene-Edited Babies
Japan plans to introduce a ban with penalties on implanting a genome-edited fertilized human egg into the womb of a human or another animal amid concerns over “designer babies.” A Japan…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Abe Shooter Apologizes to Bereaved Family for 1st Time

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Abe Shooter Apologizes to Bereaved Family for 1st Time
Tetsuya Yamagami, charged with the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, apologized to the bereaved family for the first time at Nara District Court on Thursday. At the 14th court hearin…
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December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Shinzo Abe Shooting Trial: Defendant Explains Motive, Akie Abe Attends Hearing [Podcast Episode]

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Shinzo Abe Shooting Trial: Defendant Explains Motive, Akie Abe Attends Hearing [Podcast Episode]
The trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, continued this week at the Nara District Court with detailed testimony about the defendant’s motives and …
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December 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Slain Ex-PM Abe’s Wife Attends Attacker’s Trial for 1st Time

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Slain Ex-PM Abe’s Wife Attends Attacker’s Trial for 1st Time
Akie Abe sat behind prosecutors and listened to the 13th court hearing of the lay judge trial at Nara District Court, using a system for victims’ participation in trials. She did not ask ques…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Yamagami Viewed Abe as Center of Politics-Church Relations

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Yamagami Viewed Abe as Center of Politics-Church Relations
Tetsuya Yamagami, who is standing trial for murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, testified in court on Tuesday that he believed Abe was at the center of the relationship between poli…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Tokyo Annual 'Disability Week' to be Held December 3rd to 9th [Podcast Episode]

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Tokyo Annual ‘Disability Week’ to be Held December 3rd to 9th [Podcast Episode]
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on December 1st that it will hold its annual ‘Disability Week’ from December 3rd to 9th. The aim of ‘Disability Week’ is to deepen public interest and un…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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My daily reminder to all in Japan not all blind people use white canes, not all deaf people use cochlear implants & my physical disability means that if you touch me, it will cause me a lot of pain. I’m trying to keep away from you on a train, can’t you pay me that courtesy?
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Princess Aiko, Japanese Red Cross Society Worker Turns 24

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Princess Aiko, Japanese Red Cross Society Worker Turns 24
Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 24 on Monday. The princess has spent her days busy yet fulfilling, balancing her work at the Japanese Red Cross…
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December 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Tokyo Annual Disability Week to be Held December 3rd to 9th

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Tokyo Annual Disability Week to be Held December 3rd to 9th
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on December 1st that it will hold its annual ‘Disability Week’ from December 3rd to 9th. The aim of ‘Disability Week’ is to deepen public interest and un…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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University students with developmental disabilities increase in Japan [Podcast Episode]

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University students with developmental disabilities increase in Japan [Podcast Episode]
The number of university students with developmental disabilities in Japan is on the rise, with their conditions often identified at a late stage through challenges in their social lives. According…
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December 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM