Analyzing the Concluding Observations from the Japan Report by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with Implications for the Reform of the System for Persons with Disabilities in Japan

ARIMATSU Ryo

doi:10.24469/jssw.65.1_13

<p>The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) presented its concluding observations on September 9, 2022 to the report of the Government of Japan. These observations included recommendations for all articles, from Article 1 to 33 of CRPD, totaling 93 concerns and 92 recommendations. These numbers are extremely high when compared with similar reports for other countries. In the UN report, the Japanese system for persons with disabilities was described as “paternalism,” revealing a significant gap between Japan’s disability system and the conventions of CRPD. To resolve this discrepancy, changes must be made to the Japanese system for persons with disabilities in accordance with the contents of the concluding observations. However, the Japanese government stated that “the concerns and recommendations in concluding observations are not legally binding.” Therefore, hurdles are expected in the process of improving systemic support for persons with disabilities in Japan. Based on the findings of this examination, the authors recommend that the 2010–2013 reform of the disability system in Japan be reviewed and reconsidered, as the purpose of this reform process was to bring the Japanese system into alignment with CRPD. This study examines the reform of the system for persons with disabilities with the participation of the parties to the reform based on the concluding observations.</p>

Analyzing the Concluding Observations from the Japan Report by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with Implications for the Reform of the System for Persons with Disabilities in Japan

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