資料５（議題３）

CRPD/C/JPN/CO/1

United Nations

Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities

Distr.: General
9 September 2022
ADVANCE UNEDITED
VERSION
Original: English

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Twenty-seventh session

Concluding observations on the initial report of Japan*
I. Introduction
1.
The Committee considered the initial report of Japan (CRPD/C/JPN/1) at its 594th and
th
595 meetings (see CRPD/C/SR.594 and 595), held on 22 and 23 August 2022, respectively.
It adopted the following concluding observations at its 611 th meeting, held on 2 September
2022.
2.
The Committee welcomes the initial report of Japan, which was prepared in
accordance with the Committee’s reporting guidelines, and thanks the State party for the
written replies (CRPD/C/JPN/RQ/1) to the list of issues prepared by the Committee
(CRPD/C/JPN/Q/1). It also acknowledges the additional written information provided to the
Committee.
3.
The Committee appreciates the fruitful and sincere dialogue held with the large highlevel State party’s delegation, which was diverse and multisectoral and included
representatives of relevant government ministries. The Committee also appreciates the
participation of the Chair of the Commission on Policy for Persons with Disabilities.

II. Positive aspects
4.
The Committee welcomes the measures taken by the State party to implement the
Convention since its ratification in 2014, such as the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to
Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or
Otherwise Print Disabled, in force since 2019.
5.
The Committee notes with appreciation the legislative measures taken to promote the
rights of persons with disabilities, in particular the adoption of the:
(a)
Act on the Promotion of Measures Concerning Acquisition and Use of
Information and Communication by Persons with Disabilities (2022);
(b)
Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No.
65 of 2013) and its amendments (Act No. 56 of 2021), obligating public and private
businesses organisations to provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities;
(c)
Act on Facilitation of the Use of Telephones for the Persons with Hearing
Impairments (Act No. 53 of 2020);
(d)
Act on the Provision of Lump-sum Compensation to Persons Who Received
Eugenic Surgery under the Former Eugenic Protection Act (2019);

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Adopted by the Committee at its twenty-seventh session (15 August-9 September 2022).