July 26 marks the fifth anniversary of the murder of 19 people and the wounding of 26 more at the Tsukui Yamayuri En care home for people with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.... In that trial, he repeatedly made discriminatory pronouncements against those with severe disabilities, including," People who can't communicate are a burden to society." There were many people with disabilities and their families seized with fear, as though the mass killing had happened to them.... Mo

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