Wakakoma Independent Living Information Center This web site provides useful and up-to-date information that wheelchair users will need to visit popular sightseeing spots and have an enjoyable time while in Japan. Though Japan is not totally accessible, we are trying to make it better. With the information from this site and a positive attitude we are sure you will enjoy your stay in Japan.
Follow-up Cooperation Programs JICA has carried out a variety of follow-up cooperation programs in order to provide supplementary support. Detailed information is provided at the following site.
The Japanese Red Cross Language Service Volunteers are organized when Tokyo Paralympics was held in 1964. It has been cooperating with Japanese Red Cross Society or other organizations in their activities such as translations, meeting foreign visitors with disabilities at the airport and taking them around.
AAR Japan (Association for Aid and Relief, Japan) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) aiming to provide emergency assistance, assistance to people with disabilities, and mine action, among other operations.
Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability New! The “Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability” (APCD) Project is a technical cooperation project between the Government of Japan and the Government of Thailand, which is started in Bangkok on 1 August 2002.
