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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 3h

23:55 Saturday. I know it won’t make landfall properly here in Japan, but it’s definitely getting windy outside here in Kobe.

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 11h

Not fun when a person on a train in Japan mimics my walking gait as a person with disabilities.

Yes, I walk with a ‘staggered gait’; that is what my type of cerebral palsy forces my body to do.

I’m not sure why anyone would want to mock me for having a disability.

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 20h

Japan's Medical Expenses Hit Record 48 T. Yen in Fiscal Year 2023

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Japan’s Medical Expenses Hit Record 48 T. Yen in Fiscal Year 2023

Japan’s national medical expenses hit a record 48.09 trillion yen in fiscal 2023, rising 3.0 percent from the previous year, the health ministry said Friday. Per capita spending also reached an all…

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry peeps. Bit of a health-related rant. I have had MRIs, X Rays and an EEG & yes, I have cerebral palsy affecting my left side; but as soon as I lie down I am in agony and my left side spasms. I don’t know what further there is to do: this is new.

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 1d

I applied in late 2022 and got it early 2023.

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 1d

Got mine on 9 months. Maybe it was a ‘light work load’ season?

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. I have no time for people who don’t pay taxes. But even assuming that not everyone is just filling out the form correctly , a lot of people’s seem to be filling out the form ‘wrong’.

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 1d

75 Percent Unaware of Dementia Basic Law Enactment According to Japan Government Survey

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75 Percent Unaware of Dementia Basic Law Enactment According to Japan Government Survey

A Japanese government survey showed Friday that 75.8 pct of the respondents are unaware of the enactment of the country’s basic law on dementia. The result of the public opinion survey by the…

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

The cerebral palsy affected side of my body is being annoying again. I seem to experiencing muscle weakness. I’ll be walking then suddenly be unable to put weight on my left foot. I had an MRI recently & all was well; how it happens without warning is worrying me.

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

Approval Rate for Japan Permanent Residency Applications Drops

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Approval Rate for Japan Permanent Residency Applications Drops

By Barrier Free Japan October 10 2025 TOKYO – Approval rates for permanent residency (PR) applications at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau have dropped sharply this fiscal year. About 45 percent …

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

@gaiaslastlaugh.bsky.social Approval Rate for Japan Permanent Residency Applications Drops

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Approval Rate for Japan Permanent Residency Applications Drops

By Barrier Free Japan October 10 2025 TOKYO – Approval rates for permanent residency (PR) applications at the Tokyo Immigration Bureau have dropped sharply this fiscal year. About 45 percent …

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

@gaiaslastlaugh.bsky.social Immigration in Japan appears to get stricter at least in the Tokyo Immigration Bureau office.

Of course we can’t rule out the possibility that more people just hadn’t done the paperwork properly, but it’s easy to see why some non-Japanese people would feel scared.

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

Immigration in Japan appears to get stricter at least in the Tokyo Immigration Bureau office.

Of course we can’t rule out the possibility that more people just hadn’t done the paperwork properly, but it’s easy to see why some non-Japanese people would feel scared.

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

Fureasu Tops 2025 Ranking for Disability Employment in Japan

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Fureasu Tops 2025 Ranking for Disability Employment in Japan

The 2025 ranking of Japanese companies with the highest employment rates of people with disabilities shows home-visit massage firm Fureasu topping the list with a rate of 15.13 percent, Toyo Keizai…

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 2d

Typhoon ‘Action’ and Mie Eyes Action Against Customer Abuse [Podcast Episode]

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Typhoon ‘Action’ and Mie Eyes Action Against Customer Abuse [Podcast Episode]

The Mie prefectural government plans to create what it says will be Japan’s first ordinance with a penalty aimed at deterring customers from behaving abusively to workers.The ordinance would define…

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Jake Adelstein @tokyovice.bsky.social · 5d

Book tour!📕 Whoever said crime doesn't pay, never had any good cryptocurrency
Crime does pay--as long as it's paid in Bitcoin
In my new book, the devil takes bitcoin—we take a deep dive into how crime propelled an academic exercise into a powerful currency.
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US Book Tour! 📕 The Devil Takes Bitcoin 😈 (**UPDATED**)

The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japan Connection is out October 14 in the US. Get an early look with two pre-release events in Seattle and Philadelphia!

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 3d

In Japan the customer is no longer a God and Mie Prefecture is going to exorcise the devils | by @tokyovice.bsky.social | open.substack.com/pub/tokyopal...

In Japan, the customer is no longer a god. And Mie Prefecture is going to exorcise the devils.

They say in Japan, "the customer is God.” But lately some of those gods have been acting like little demons. Now harassing clerks and demanding they bow down and apologize could cost you big.

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 3d

Bus company introduces Japan's 1st service with lie-flat seats

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Bus company introduces Japan’s 1st service with lie-flat seats

Kochi Ekimae Kanko, a bus operator in western Japan, has repeatedly received passenger feedback that overnight bus rides can be physically tiring and concluded there is enough demand for buses with…

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 4d

It was a dark and stormy night in Kobe…

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 4d

Possibly trauma bonding.

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 4d

Typhoon 23 looks like it might make landfall. Definitely Typhoon 22 & 23 are going to get pretty close, probably scrape Western Japan.

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 4d

Mie Eyes Japan's 1st Rule with Penalty against Customer Abuse

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Mie Eyes Japan’s 1st Rule with Penalty against Customer Abuse

The Mie prefectural government plans to create what it says will be Japan’s first ordinance with a penalty aimed at deterring customers from behaving abusively to workers.The ordinance would …

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 4d

Flu Season Starts in Japan, 2nd Earliest in 20 Years [Podcast Episode]

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Flu Season Starts in Japan, 2nd Earliest in 20 Years [Podcast Episode]

Japan has entered the influenza season nationwide, marking the second-earliest beginning in the past 20 years, the health ministry said Friday. The number of flu patients reported from some 3,000 r…

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Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 5d

1:24AM. Bad night with cerebral palsy & body spasms. Nobody told me when I was young that at age 47 I should just expect my left side to be completely paralyzed or spasm violently, but nothing in between. I can’t stop my left arm from hitting the wall except by hitting the arm.

Michey Peckitt @micheypeckitt.bsky.social · 5d

People with Disabilities and Local Residents Connect at ‘Fureai’ Exchange Event in Nishinomiya, Hyogo for 20th Year

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People with Disabilities and Local Residents Connect at “Fureai” Exchange Event in Nishinomiya, Hyogo for 20th Year

The Fureai Network Festival in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, brought together people with disabilities and local residents for its 20th annual event on October 5. Organized by the nonprofit Nishinomiya …

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