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Why Tokyo Disney Land Doesn’t Offer Discount for People with Disabilities

In Japan, if you have an ID booklet for person with disability, you can get tickets with discounts in many commercial facilities. For example, you can get a movie ticket at half price, you don’t need to pay at

Worries of Raising Kids With Disabilities

To continue the blog, Worries of Raising Kids in a Foreign Country, that I wrote 2 weeks ago, I actually have one more major worry of having a kid. That is, what if the baby Mizuki and I have is born with disabilities.

Different Thinkings – Taking Wheelchair Accessible Escalator

It’s Jeff today. Today I want to share a story of how Mizuki and I see one thing so differently. I would like to share one of those stories with you.

How To Go Out in Rain

Rainy season has come in Japan.

People always ask me if I brought an umbrella with me on a rainy day.

However I cannot use one because I use a manual wheelchair.

Is Moon Rider Life Miserable?

As I use a wheelchair, I’m often spoken by a stranger in the street.

Many people give me encouraging words, but some people just say negative words.

And I remember negative ones longer than encouraging ones.

What Kind of Job Can Moon Rider Do?

I’ve used a wheelchair since 7 years old. My parents always told me “you can do anything besides walking.” But as I grew older, I found the things I can/can’t do by wheelchair. One of the timings was when someone asked me about my dream.

There Is No Waste of Time in Life

When I was 18 years old when choosing college to apply, I didn’t care much about the curriculum as long as I can study English. The high school I attended was not like the top high school in Kyoto, but my class had advanced English programs for students who want to prepare for college study. I had the programs for 3 years in high school. So I thought those study environment was normal, and studying in junior college would be more advanced. However, once I entered the junior college, speaking/listening English classes were just 2 times a week, and other classes were reading and discussing about English novel.

Don’t Push My Wheelchair without Asking Me!

When taking a train by myself, I always ask a station staff to bring a ramp to get in the train.

I really appreciate station staffs’ hospitality.

But I don’t like that some station staffs go behind me to try to push my wheelchair without asking me anything.

Amicably Resigned and Move to The Next Stage

Since I’m going back to US for my research as I wrote in my previous post, I amicably resigned the company. I’ve worked almost for 2 years and yesterday was the last day of work. Many colleagues gave me support message for my next step. Now I really feel that I gotta work hard on my research in US!

Chosen for International Leadership Program!

Glad to announce that I was chosen as a trainee for international leadership training program for people with disabilities by DUSKIN AINOWA foundation!!

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