Budget cuts and Japan's widespread labor shortage issues have led rail operators to no longer staff many less frequented train stations, causing major accessibility problems for the nation's disabled.Harumi Yoshida is just one person who has seen his ability to travel curtailed by the lack of assistance at train stations.A resident of Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Yoshida often took a train to visit a friend, but the 67-year-old wheelchair user has been unable to do so since 2015 when a local station's staff was cut entirely."When station staff were there, I wasn't worried always bec…READ FULL ARTICLE
